fad

noun/fæd/

Frequency rank: #9,945 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

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

Illustration for the English word “fad”

Example sentence

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

Synonyms & related words

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