fad
n.
fashion, trend, passing style; craze
Fads and trends
A fad refers to a
fashion that becomes popular in a
culture relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. Some fads may come back if another generation finds out about it and gets interested in it. For example
Dayglo paint was a fad in the
USA the late
1970s. Then Dayglo accessories and clothes (such as cycling shorts and Dayglo socks) had a comeback in
1984–
1989. It is arguable that a fad that remains popular for a significant amount of time typically loses its significance in current
popular culture as it evolves and becomes accepted into a society's everyday culture as trends (e.g.
television,
Internet,
music,
video games and
dances).
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Fads
fad
Noun
1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
(synonym) craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
(hypernym) fashion
FAD
["FAD, A Simple and Powerful Database Language", F. Bancilon et al, Proc 13th Intl Conf on VLDB, Brighton, England, Sep 1987].
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