The present participle of 'fad,' meaning engaging in or following temporary trends or fashions.
Present participle form of the verb 'fad' (rarely used as a verb), with the '-ing' suffix added. The root 'fad' itself remains obscure but may derive from 'fiddle' or be onomatopoetic in origin.
While 'fadding' is grammatically valid, it's barely used in modern English—showing how language sometimes creates tools (like '-ing' suffixes) that can apply to almost any word, but social convention decides which ones stick around.
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