fad

(Английский)

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Частота

C2
Произносится как (IPA)
/fæd/
Этимология (Английский)

In summary

Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd (“order, decorum”) (compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy”), fadian, ġefadian (“to set in order, arrange”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).

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