fad

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fad [fad fads] BrE [fæd] NAmE [fæd] noun
something that people are interested in for only a short period of time
Syn: ↑craze
•the latest/current fad
•a fad for physical fitness
•Rap music proved to be more than just a passing fad.

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent. (originally dialect): probably the second element of fidfad, contraction of fiddle-faddle. Compare with ↑faddy.

Example Bank:
•the fad for cookery programmes
•the fad for cosmetic surgery
•Fads for vitamin supplements have been overtaken by a vogue for minerals and trace elements.
•It's just a fad. It won't last.
•Rap music proved to be more than just a passing fad.
•These fads come and go.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  craze, furor, furore, cult, rage