Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An insipid or trifling thought or expression; a commonplace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.
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Examples
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I felt a certain self-complacency, a certain presentiment of your satisfaction in seeing your collection swelling into something really worth while; and having the pen in my hand to write to you, I was on the point of putting on the paper some such/fadaise/as this: 'It was a capital thought in me, dearest Helen, the making of this collection for you.
whichbe commented on the word fadaise
An obvious or silly remark.
May 16, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word fadaise
JM is constantly grappling with his tendency to utter fadaises.
February 1, 2009
qms commented on the word fadaise
In words and in flamboyant ways
He labored to charm and amaze.
He strove to be Wilde
But his wit was too mild.
His mots were not bons but fadaise.
October 13, 2015