bandwagon (redirected from bandwagons)

band·wag·on  (bndwgn)

n.

1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.

2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: young voters climbing aboard the party's bandwagon.

3. Informal A current trend: "Even brand-name [drug] companies . . . have jumped on the generics bandwagon" (Beth Howard).

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bandwagon·ing n.

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bandwagon

Noun

jump or climb on the bandwagon to join a popular party or movement that seems assured of success

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bandwagon - a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon" vogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
	2.	bandwagon - a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade" waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

Translations

bandwagon [ˈbændwægən] n to jump on the bandwagon (fig) → subirse al carro

bandwagon [ˈbændwægən] n to jump on the bandwagon (fig) → monter dans or prendre le train en marche

bandwagon [ˈbændwægən] n to jump on the bandwagon (fig) → auf den fahrenden Zug aufspringen

bandwagon [ˈbændwægən] n to jump on the bandwagon (fig) → seguire la corrente