a passing fad

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• fad — 01. Tattoos are a popular [fad] among young people nowadays. 02. Cell phones are a popular new [fad] amongst teenagers these days. 03. The government has got to realize that concern for our environment is not a passing [fad] which they can simply …   Grammatical examples in English

• fad — n. 1) the latest, newest fad 2) a passing fad * * * [fæd] newest fad a passing fad the latest …   Combinatory dictionary

• passing — [[t]pɑ͟ːsɪŋ, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad... He had never taken more …   English dictionary

• fad — [[t]fæ̱d[/t]] fads N COUNT You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• fad — [fad] n. [19th c. < Brit Midland dial.] a custom, style, etc. that many people are interested in for a short time; passing fashion; craze SYN. FASHION faddy adj …   English World dictionary

• fad — [n] craze affectation, amusement, caprice, chic, conceit, cry, custom, dernier cri, eccentricity, fancy, fantasy, fashion, fool notion*, frivolity, furor, hobby, humor, in, innovation, in thing*, kick, kink, latest word*, mania, mode, newest… …   New thesaurus

• passing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ untimely VERB + PASSING ▪ lament, mourn ▪ Few will mourn his passing. ▪ mark …   Collocations dictionary

• fad — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ management ▪ food (esp. BrE) ▪ M …   Collocations dictionary

• fad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. craze, rage, vogue; fancy, hobby. See changeableness, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. craze, fashion, vogue, rage, trend, mania, enthusiasm, affectation, fancy, caprice, whim, style, freak, hobby,… …   English dictionary for students

• fad — Synonyms and related words: best seller, big hit, boutade, brainstorm, brilliant success, capriccio, caprice, chic, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, cry, faddiness, faddishness, faddism, faddist, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• passing fancy — Synonyms and related words: boutade, brainstorm, calf love, capriccio, caprice, case, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, crush, fad, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, flimflam, fool notion, freak, freakish inspiration, harebrained idea …   Moby Thesaurus