"faddism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: faddisms [plural]
Etymology: From fad + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fad|ism}} fad + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} faddism (countable and uncountable, plural faddisms)
  1. The behaviour of a faddist; following fads. Tags: countable, uncountable

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