Passing Fancy

What is Passing Fancy?


1.

a novelty that captures the attention of the general public for a relatively brief period, until either people lose interest in it, or the next "big thing" comes along.

also, an infatuation or a temporary but intense emotional attachment toward an individual.

Just as the hoola hoop of the late 1950s, so too did the Rubiks Cube prove to be a passing fancy after it was introduced in the early 1980s.

I suppose Sue's brief relationship with Tim was just a passing fancy for her, as she's since returned to her husband.

See craze, fad, infatuation, novelty, whim, Polo


81

Random Words:

1. To be the victim of an often unprovoked attack by a generally less than sober blond girl with a soppy grin on her face I can't bel..
1. The funniest and least responsible way to quit ones job. To not come into work one day and never give a reason and never show up or cal..
1. Generalized description of an individual who is undesireable, worthless, disruptive,despicable,etc. to a such a level that it is genetic..