fad

Everyday

1. A fad is something, like a toy, game, fashion or food, that becomes very popular suddenly and is then quickly forgotten. tree →
2. A fad diet is a popular way of eating that promises quick results but is often not healthy. tree →

In the lessons

Playground crazes (loom bands, fidget spinners), fashion, health lessons (fad diets), adults' talk («it's just a fad»).

Examples

• Fidget spinners were a big fad. tree →
• Mum says my slime collection is just a fad. tree →
• Every term there is a new playground fad. tree →
• Fad diets promise too much. tree →
• The dance was a fad that lasted one summer. tree →
• Is this game a fad or here to stay? tree →

Note

Countable. Similar: craze, trend. A fad is short; a trend can last longer.

In Jewish tradition

This is not the English word. It is part of "faded", used here of leaves that wither.

Interpretation. The prophets use withering leaves and fading flowers as pictures of a people and a pride that decay when they leave God.

Examples

• I will utterly consume them, saith the LORD; there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is faded; and I gave them that which they transgress. (Prophets JER.8.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are smitten down with wine! (Prophets ISA.28.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Similar: craze, trend. A fad is short; a trend can last longer.