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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ryūkō
"最近の流行はオーバーサイズの服です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary fashion or trend that is enthusiastically adopted by a group of people.
"The latest fad in fashion is oversized clothing." - 2
An intense and short-lived enthusiasm for something.
"The new diet quickly became a fad, attracting many followers before fading away."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid-19th century English slang, 'fad' likely emerged as a shortening of 'fidge', meaning to fidget or be restless. It quickly evolved to describe an intense, short-lived enthusiasm or fashion adopted by a group of people.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fad" is said worldwide
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engouement
Transliteration: ãɡu.mã
"Le dernier engouement en mode est les vêtements surdimensionnés."
Modetrend
Transliteration: ˈmoːdəˌtʁɛnt
"Der neueste Modetrend sind übergroße Kleidungsstücke."
moda passeggera
Transliteration: ˈmɔda pasˈseʤʤera
"L'ultima moda passeggera è l'abbigliamento oversize."
moda pasajera
Transliteration: ˈmoða paˈsaxeɾa
"La última moda pasajera son las prendas de gran tamaño."
moda passageira
Transliteration: ˈmɔdɐ pɐˈzaʒeɾɐ
"A última moda passageira é a roupa oversized."
फैड
Transliteration: faid
"हाल ही में फैड के रूप में बड़े कपड़े लोकप्रिय हो गए हैं।"
时尚潮流
Transliteration: shíshàng cháoliú
"最近的时尚潮流是超大号的衣服。"
유행
Transliteration: yuhaeng
"최근 유행은 오버사이즈 의류입니다."
流行
Transliteration: ryūkō
"最近の流行はオーバーサイズの服です。"
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