Word a Day
fad
What does fad mean?
fad (noun): a phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fad in a sentence?
- He always follows the latest fads. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fad?
/fæd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fad come from?
Of English dialectal origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “fad” mean?
a phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time
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