fadn.¹

Brit.

/fad/, U.S.

/fæd/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s fad, 1800s faud, 1800s fawd, 1800s fod.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fold n.³

Etymology: Probably a specific sense development of a variant of fold n.³

dialect.

ΚΠ

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Fad, faud, a bundle of straw, twelve of which make a thrave.

1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 135 Aw' thowt aboot the fad o' straw.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

fadn.²

Brit.

/fad/, U.S.

/fæd/

Etymology: Etymology unknown; widely current in dialects (chiefly midland), and thence recently adopted in general use. Compare fad v.

1. A crotchety rule of action; a peculiar notion as to the right way of doing something; a pet project, esp. of social or political reform, to which exaggerated importance is attributed; in wider sense, a crotchet, hobby, ‘craze’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim

fantasya1450

wantonness1531

humour1533

worm?a1534

will1542

toy?1545

whey-worm1548

wild worm1548

freak1563

crotchet1573

fancy1579

whim-wham1580

whirligig1589

caper1592

megrim1593

spleen1594

kicksey-winsey1599

fegary1600

humorousness1604

curiosity1605

conundrum1607

whimsy1607

windmill1612

buzza1616

capriccioa1616

quirka1616

flama1625

maggota1625

fantasticality1631

capruch1634

gimcrack1639

whimseycado1654

caprich1656

excursion1662

frisk1665

caprice1673

fita1680

grub1681

fantasque1697

whim1697

frolic1711

flight1717

whigmaleery1730

vagary1753

maddock1787

kink1803

fizgig1824

fad1834

whimmery1837

fantod1839

brain crack1853

whimsy-whamsy1871

tic1896

tick1900

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > slight madness > crankiness or eccentricity > idea

worm?a1534

frenzy1632

twist1811

fad1834

fantod1839

crank1848

marotte1852

faddity1892

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > [noun]

parergon1607

curiosity1646

hobby-horse1676

hobby1816

cheval de bataille1818

fad1867

first love1971

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > the or a prevailing fashion > fashionable thing or craze

new fangle1548

furor1704

fever1761

rage1780

go1784

the fashion1790

furore1790

fashionablea1800

craze1813

delirament1856

fad1881

fash1895

new thinga1911

flu1943

kick1946

1834 Bp. Fraser in Hughes Life (1887) 14 Uncle need not fuss himself about the Doctor becoming a Bishop, as it is all a fad.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxxxii. 363 She may take up some other fad now.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel III. viii. 238 The Engadine is the last fad of the moneyed classes.

1884 Illustr. London News 22 Nov. 491/2 Slöijd..the last new ‘fad’.

2. A fussy, over-particular person. Only dialect.

ΚΠ

1877 in E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Everybody toud me as I should never stop ooth sich a noud fad.

Compounds

fad-monger n. one who deals in fads. fad-mongering adj. fad-mongery n.

ΚΠ

1883 Sat. Rev. No. 1452. 238 Measures of the kind dear to the fadmonger.

1885 Sat. Rev. 24 Jan. 104/2 The..asceticism dear to his fad-mongering friends.

1890 Guardian 1 Oct. 1527/3 ‘Fadmongery’ or ‘faddism’ is..becoming..a rampant and ridiculous craze.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fadv.

Brit.

/fad/, U.S.

/fæd/

Etymology: Belongs to fad n.²; it is not certain which is the source of the other. Compare fidfad n. and adj.

Chiefly dialect.

intransitive.

a. dialect. (See quots.)

ΚΠ

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Fad, to be busy about trifles.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) The poor owd Maister canna do much now—ony fad-about a bit.

b. To advocate ‘fads’.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1890 Sat. Rev. 27 Sept. 383/2 We have..a warning against listening to faddists, fad they never so charmingly.

Derivatives

ˈfadding adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion

fashion-monging1600

fashionable1609

fashionly1613

modish1652

mody1701

knowing1768

fadding1864

downtown1914

cool1918

fashion-conscious1951

switched-on1964

trendoid1979

fresh1984

kewl1990

1864 Field 28 May 383 To condemn us old hands as finical, priggish, fadding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1825

n.²1834

v.1847

单词	fad
释义	fadn.¹ Brit. /fad/, U.S. /fæd/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s fad, 1800s faud, 1800s fawd, 1800s fod. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fold n.³ Etymology: Probably a specific sense development of a variant of fold n.³ dialect. ΚΠ 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Fad, faud, a bundle of straw, twelve of which make a thrave. 1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 135 Aw' thowt aboot the fad o' straw. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). fadn.² Brit. /fad/, U.S. /fæd/ Etymology: Etymology unknown; widely current in dialects (chiefly midland), and thence recently adopted in general use. Compare fad v. 1. A crotchety rule of action; a peculiar notion as to the right way of doing something; a pet project, esp. of social or political reform, to which exaggerated importance is attributed; in wider sense, a crotchet, hobby, ‘craze’. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim fantasya1450 wantonness1531 humour1533 worm?a1534 will1542 toy?1545 whey-worm1548 wild worm1548 freak1563 crotchet1573 fancy1579 whim-wham1580 whirligig1589 caper1592 megrim1593 spleen1594 kicksey-winsey1599 fegary1600 humorousness1604 curiosity1605 conundrum1607 whimsy1607 windmill1612 buzza1616 capriccioa1616 quirka1616 flama1625 maggota1625 fantasticality1631 capruch1634 gimcrack1639 whimseycado1654 caprich1656 excursion1662 frisk1665 caprice1673 fita1680 grub1681 fantasque1697 whim1697 frolic1711 flight1717 whigmaleery1730 vagary1753 maddock1787 kink1803 fizgig1824 fad1834 whimmery1837 fantod1839 brain crack1853 whimsy-whamsy1871 tic1896 tick1900 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > slight madness > crankiness or eccentricity > idea worm?a1534 frenzy1632 twist1811 fad1834 fantod1839 crank1848 marotte1852 faddity1892 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > [noun] parergon1607 curiosity1646 hobby-horse1676 hobby1816 cheval de bataille1818 fad1867 first love1971 the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > the or a prevailing fashion > fashionable thing or craze new fangle1548 furor1704 fever1761 rage1780 go1784 the fashion1790 furore1790 fashionablea1800 craze1813 delirament1856 fad1881 fash1895 new thinga1911 flu1943 kick1946 1834 Bp. Fraser in Hughes Life (1887) 14 Uncle need not fuss himself about the Doctor becoming a Bishop, as it is all a fad. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxxxii. 363 She may take up some other fad now. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel III. viii. 238 The Engadine is the last fad of the moneyed classes. 1884 Illustr. London News 22 Nov. 491/2 Slöijd..the last new ‘fad’. 2. A fussy, over-particular person. Only dialect. ΚΠ 1877 in E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Everybody toud me as I should never stop ooth sich a noud fad. Compounds fad-monger n. one who deals in fads. fad-mongering adj. fad-mongery n. ΚΠ 1883 Sat. Rev. No. 1452. 238 Measures of the kind dear to the fadmonger. 1885 Sat. Rev. 24 Jan. 104/2 The..asceticism dear to his fad-mongering friends. 1890 Guardian 1 Oct. 1527/3 ‘Fadmongery’ or ‘faddism’ is..becoming..a rampant and ridiculous craze. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fadv. Brit. /fad/, U.S. /fæd/ Etymology: Belongs to fad n.²; it is not certain which is the source of the other. Compare fidfad n. and adj. Chiefly dialect. intransitive. a. dialect. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Fad, to be busy about trifles. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) The poor owd Maister canna do much now—ony fad-about a bit. b. To advocate ‘fads’.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1890 Sat. Rev. 27 Sept. 383/2 We have..a warning against listening to faddists, fad they never so charmingly. Derivatives ˈfadding adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion fashion-monging1600 fashionable1609 fashionly1613 modish1652 mody1701 knowing1768 fadding1864 downtown1914 cool1918 fashion-conscious1951 switched-on1964 trendoid1979 fresh1984 kewl1990 1864 Field 28 May 383 To condemn us old hands as finical, priggish, fadding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1825n.²1834v.1847
随便看	θ14360 θ143600 θ143601 θ143602 θ143603 θ143604 θ143605 θ143606 θ143607 θ143608 θ143609 θ14361 θ143610 θ143611 θ143612 θ143613 θ143614 θ143615 θ143616 θ143617 θ143618 θ143619 θ14362 θ143620 θ143621

fadn.1

fadn.2

Compounds

fadv.

Derivatives

fadn.¹

fadn.²