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FAD

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fad mean?

• FAD (noun)
The noun FAD has 1 sense:

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Familiarity information: FAD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

craze; fad; furor; furore; cult; rage

Context examples:

he always follows the latest fads / it was all the rage that season

Hypernyms ("fad" is a kind of...):

fashion (the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)

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