FAD

fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

(noun) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; “he always follows the latest fads”; “it was all the rage that season”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fad (plural fads)

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Anagrams

• ADF, D.F.A., DAF, DFA, FDA, daf

Noun

FAD (uncountable)

(biochemistry) Initialism of flavin adenine dinucleotide.

Anagrams

• ADF, D.F.A., DAF, DFA, FDA, daf

Source: Wiktionary


Fad, n. Etym: [Cf. Faddle.]

Definition: A hobby ; freak; whim.

– Fad"dist, n. It is your favorite fad to draw plans. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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