fad

Noun

WordNet 3.0

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal“he always follows the latest fads”“it was all the rage that season”Synonyms: craze furor furore cult rage

Fad \Fad\ (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. Faddle.]

1.A hobby; freak; whim. [1913 Webster]

It is your favorite fad to draw plans.— G. Eliot.[1913 Webster]

2.a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in fashion.

Syn: craze; mania. [PJC] -- Fad"dist, n. -- Fad"dish, a. [1913 Webster]

FAD

["FAD, A Simple and Powerful Database Language", F. Bancilon et al, Proc 13th Intl Conf on VLDB, Brighton, England, Sep 1987].