faddy
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fad
(făd)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.]
fad′dism n.
fad′dist n.
fad′dy adj.
FAD
abbr.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
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faddy
(ˈfædɪ)adj, -dier or -diest
of, having, or involving personal and often transitory whims, esp about food
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| Adj. | 1. | faddy - intensely fashionable for a short time fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
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faddy
adjective particular, choosy (informal), picky (informal), hard to please, exacting, discriminating, fussy, fastidious, nit-picking (informal), finicky, pernickety, overparticular My boys have always been faddy eaters.
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