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fad

 
 
pronunciation:
faed
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part of speech: noun
definition: something that is liked by many people for a short amount of time.
Swallowing goldfish was a fad in the 1920s.Disco music was a fad in the 1970s.
synonyms:
rage, trend
similar words:
fashion, style, vogue
derivations: faddish (adj.), faddy (adj.), faddishness (n.), faddist (n.)
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