Fad
A fad or craze was a cultural practice that was known for catching on quickly, but ultimately being short-lived.

In 2364, Beverly Crusher described the late 20th century practice of cryonics as a fad. Later, after being newly awakened from cryonic freezing, Ralph Offenhouse expressed his delight at having been frozen and revived successfully, saying his stock in the company must have split a dozen times since he was frozen. Data corrected him, reiterating that it was a fad and adding that it didn't last far beyond the mid 21st century. ()

In 2368, after Wesley Crusher expressed his concerns about the crew of  spending so much time playing the Ktarian game, Robin Lefler assured him it was a fad and would probably die out in about a week. ()

Tom Paris introduced at least two crazes that spread among the crew of  as of 2375; yo-yos and sheer lunacy. ()

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