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faddism

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FAD
abbr.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
fad  (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
[Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.]
faddism n.
faddist n.
faddy adj.
faddism
an inclination for adopting fads. — faddishness, faddist, n. — faddish, adj.
See also: Fads


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