faddy
Adjective: - Intensely fashionable for a short time: Describes something that is very popular or trendy for a brief period, often in a way that seems silly, arbitrary, or based on a sudden, strong whim. It implies a lack of lasting substance or reason. - Having or characterized by whims, fancies, or peculiar likes and dislikes: Describes a person who is excessively concerned with or picky about trivial matters, especially regarding food or trends, often changing their preferences suddenly.
The word "faddy" is used to describe temporary, intense trends or the people who follow them. It often carries a slightly negative or dismissive connotation, suggesting the trend or preference is silly, irrational, or not based on genuine value. It is commonly used in informal contexts.
Describing a trend:
- The faddy diet promised quick results but was soon forgotten.
- He avoids faddy tech gadgets, preferring reliable, established products.
Describing a person's behavior:
- My brother is so faddy about food; he'll love something one week and hate it the next.
- She has a faddy interest in vintage clothing, but it changes with every magazine she reads.
- "to be faddy about something": To be excessively particular or have changing, whimsical preferences regarding a specific thing.
- The critic was notoriously faddy about modern art, championing new movements only to dismiss them months later.
- Fad (n): A short-lived, intense enthusiasm for something.
- The hula hoop was a major fad in the late 1950s.
- Faddish (adj): Another adjective with the same core meaning as "faddy," perhaps slightly more common.
- Faddish health trends come and go.
- Faddist (n): A person who follows fads.
- He was a true faddist, always chasing the latest craze.
- Trendy: Fashionable for the moment.
- Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time (more formal).
- Capricious: Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
- Whimsical: Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing way.
- Classic: Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.
- Timeless: Not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.
- Stable: Not likely to change or fail; firmly established.
- Constant: Occurring continuously over a period of time.
- A passing fad: Something that is popular only for a brief time.
- Many believed social media was just a passing fad.
- Here today, gone tomorrow: An idiom describing something temporary or short-lived, similar to a faddy trend.
- In the fashion industry, styles are often here today, gone tomorrow.
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intensely fashionable for a short time
