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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]


faddist \faddist\ n. a person who subscribes to a variety of fads. [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet 3.0

faddist n 1: a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
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