fadnoun [ C ]
uk/fæd/us/fæd/a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time:
the latest health fad
UK There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passionate or passing interests
- craze
- cult
- drug
- faddism
- fancy
- kick
- mania
- mania
- passion
- religion
- ruling
- sb's ruling passion idiom