Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.
- noun Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents.
- noun Informal A current trend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wagon arranged to accommodate a band of musicians. It is generally large and ornate, with the seats along the sides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A popular trend that attracts growing support.
- noun A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
wagon used to carry aband ofmusicians in aparade . - noun figuratively A current movement that attracts wide support.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a popular trend that attracts growing support
- noun a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
Etymologies
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Examples
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Literally, a bandwagon is a wagon which carries the band in a parade, circus or other entertainment.
NAZI ZOMBIES 2008
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I think what could happen is some of the newcomers, like what they call bandwagon jumpers, do get their first full sort of shot to the solar plexus to teach them what it's been like for people who have been rooting for this team for many, many years.
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Climbing on the anti-Obama bandwagon is counterproductive, they insist.
Elaine Dutka: Barack Obama and the Changing Political Landscape Elaine Dutka 2010
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Climbing on the anti-Obama bandwagon is counterproductive, they insist.
Elaine Dutka: Barack Obama and the Changing Political Landscape Elaine Dutka 2010
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Climbing on the anti-Obama bandwagon is counterproductive, they insist.
Elaine Dutka: Barack Obama and the Changing Political Landscape Elaine Dutka 2010
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Climbing on the anti-Obama bandwagon is counterproductive, they insist.
Elaine Dutka: Barack Obama and the Changing Political Landscape Elaine Dutka 2010
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Climbing on the anti-Obama bandwagon is counterproductive, they insist.
Elaine Dutka: Barack Obama and the Changing Political Landscape Elaine Dutka 2010
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They were not on the Tim Urban bandwagon from the get-go.
'Idol' castoff Tim Urban: 'I showed America what I want to be' 2010
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Just maybe that bandwagon is masquarading as a bunch of lemings walking toward the cliff of responsibility. once upon a horse
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People who grew up reading Spider-Man are able to pass on their beloved hero to younger readers who will relate to this new teen Parker, not to mention those just getting on the bandwagon from the movie's box office success.
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