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Oddity vs Fad - What's the difference?

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Oddity is a related term of fad.


As nouns the difference between oddity and fad

is that oddity is an odd or strange thing or opinion while fad is chance.

oddity

English

Noun

(oddities)
  • An odd or strange thing or opinion.
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  • A strange person; an oddball.
  • Strangeness.

    • Synonyms

    * oddball

    See also

    * weirdo

    fad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

    • Anagrams

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