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Fad \Fad\ (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.]
1. A hobby; freak; whim.
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It is your favorite fad to draw plans. --G. Eliot.
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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.
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