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• n  an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  he always follows the latest fads

• In fact, what parental disapproval there is seems only to fuel the fad.
• Bart Simpson is an underachiever "and proud of it," as a million T shirts read, back when The Simpsons began its run on Fox and he was the first fad of the '90s.
• Bananas are hardly the first fad diet to create shortages in Japan's consumer markets.

• craze
• furor
• furore
• cult
• rage

News & Articles

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• Fitness apps can inspire you to shape up
  Forget fad diets and expensive gyms. One of the best get-in-shape go-to's could be right in the palm of your hand: your smartphone.
  June 11, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Weight Loss Tips 2013: Hypnosis Can Help Overweight Women Lose Weight Fast - in Time for Summer Fun
  DENVER, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tired of reading about yet another fad diet that's a surefire way to lose weight? Maybe the answer for overweight women and men is not what they eat, but what they ...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Local kids ditch shoes for soccer tournament
  Barefoot running has become a fad these days, but have you ever heard of barefoot soccer? For kids across the U.S. it's practically unheard of, but for kids around the world it's actually the norm.
  June 11, 2013 - FOX 12 Oregon

Quotes

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• Reggie Fils-Aime in AFP
  I don't live in a cave; I know some people are saying it's just a fad,Fils-Aime said as he showed previews of Wii and Nintendo DS portable game titles to be released in coming months. "Nintendo is not a fad. It is the future and it is...
• Gary Siplin in Reuters UK
  All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination,Siplin said.
• Kevin Millar in Yahoo! Sports (blog)
  I think this is the new fad that we're trying to show that at least there's an effort there,Millar said.