单词 | fad |
释义 | fad (once / 2675 pages) n If it’s all the rage, everybody’s into it, your parents don’t get it, and teenage girls across the globe are trying to outdo each other with it, it’s officially a fad. From hairstyles to hula hoops to saying “that’s hot,” fads are known to rise to crazed levels of popularity seemingly overnight. But they fade out just as fast, leaving late adopters with outdated sayings and some seriously uncool shoes. Much like a fad itself, no one has any real idea where this word came from. But it’s still in fashion some 144 years later. WORD FAMILYfad: faddish, faddist, faddy, fads+/faddish: faddishly/faddist: faddists USAGE EXAMPLES“I just wanted to keep up with the latest fad.” New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Séances were a fad; so were hypnotism, chiromancy and telepathy. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) What were the biggest differences from say the late 70s/early 80s generation when Hip Hop was considered a fad or an uptown phenomenon? Salon(Dec 21, 2016) n an interest followed with exaggerated zeal he always follows the latest fads Syn|Hyper craze, cult, furor, furore, rage fashion the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior |
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