Fad
Fad noun - A practice or interest that is very popular for a short time.
Both words in one sentence
- What's the big deal with the My Little Pony fad in general?
Source: Darth Wiki / Headscratchers -
The fad was so bad in Caribbean countries in general that Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez named her blog "Generación Y (Generation Y)", not only as a pun on "Generation X", but to point out the whole generation of people born from The '70s to The '90s saddled which such kind of names.
Source: Xtreme Kool Letterz - Can be in the form of a Historical In-Joke (in this case an Allohistorical In Joke), such as "I sure am glad that silly Rock & Roll fad ended" or "General MacArthur has been reassigned from the Philippines, but he swears he'll return".
Source: Allohistorical Allusion
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