- craze, fad
- صَرْعَة \ craze, fad. \ See Also بدعة (بِدْعَة)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
craze, fad
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Craze — may refer to: Craze, alternative name for fad Craziness, alternative name for insanity Crazing, a network of fine cracks People DJ Craze (born 1977), Nicaraguan American DJ Elizabeth Craze (born 1982), youngest ever heart transplant survivor at… … Wikipedia
craze — [kreız] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: craze to make crazy ; CRAZED] a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time = ↑fad craze for ▪ She started a craze for this type of jewellery. ▪ At that time, scooters were the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fad — (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.] 1. A hobby; freak; whim. [1913 Webster] It is your favorite fad to draw plans. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 2. a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Craze — Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet. [1913 Webster] It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] 3. A temporary passion or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
craze — [n] fad, strong interest chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, in thing*, kick*, mania, mode, monomania, newest wrinkle*, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, the last word*, the latest thing*, trend, vogue, wrinkle;… … New thesaurus
fad — [fad] n. [19th c. < Brit Midland dial.] a custom, style, etc. that many people are interested in for a short time; passing fashion; craze SYN. FASHION faddy adj … English World dictionary
craze — (v.) mid 14c., to shatter, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source, e.g. O.N. *krasa shatter, but entering English via an Old French form (Cf. Mod.Fr. écraser). Related: Crazed; crazing. Now obsolete metaphoric use for break down in health … Etymology dictionary
craze — vogue, fad, rage, *fashion, style, mode, dernier cri, cry … New Dictionary of Synonyms
craze — [krāz] vt. crazed, crazing [ME crasen, to crack, break < Scand, as in Dan krase, to crackle, Swed krasa, to break up] 1. Obs. to break or shatter 2. to cause to become mentally ill; make insane 3. to produce a crackled surface or small cracks… … English World dictionary
fad — (n.) 1834, hobby, pet project; 1881 as fashion, craze, perhaps shortened from fiddle faddle. Or perhaps from Fr. fadaise trifle, nonsense, ultimately from L. fatuus stupid … Etymology dictionary
fad — vogue, *fashion, style, rage, craze, mode, dernier cri, cry Analogous words: fancy, whim, whimsy, *caprice, conceit, vagary … New Dictionary of Synonyms
