fad

noun/fæd/

Frequency rank: #9,945 most common English word

Meaning

A short-lived fashion or craze that many people follow enthusiastically but briefly.

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Example sentence

Wearing tiny sunglasses was just fad that lasted about six months before everyone moved on.

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