fad

Definition of Fad in English :

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Example Sentences:
'he always follows the latest fads'
'it was all the rage that season'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fad

noun informal

1.

an intense but short-lived fashion; craze

2.

a personal idiosyncrasy or whim

noun

biochemistry

flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins

noun

a custom, style, etc. that many people are interested in for a short time; passing fashion; craze

abbr.

flavin adenine dinucleotide

n.

A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.