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ˈbændˌwæg ənband·wag·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bandwagonnoun

    a popular trend that attracts growing support

    "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"

  2. bandwagonnoun

    a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band

    "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"

Wiktionary

  1. bandwagonnoun

    A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.

  2. bandwagonnoun

    A current movement that attracts wide support.

  3. Etymology: band + wagon, first attested 1855

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bandwagon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bandwagon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bandwagon in a Sentence

  1. Jappreet Sethi:

    The IT companies, they will see the first wave of revolution, once you see IT picking it up, and the other players will probably get onto the bandwagon.

  2. Lex Scott:

    John is a new activist, he got here in June, because a lot of bandwagon trendy people came in.

  3. Scott Pinsker:

    Kudos to the Hallmark Channel for identifying a niche in the marketplace that was underserviced and underutilized. It takes courage to zig when everyone zags, but now that Hallmark has proven there’s a sizable audience for this kind of wholesome content, other networks will certainly jump on the bandwagon, if Hallmark-style programming draws big ratings, TV execs will definitely try to monetize the trend.

  4. Cheng Taining:

    These weird buildings are too alienated from basic architectural norms and... have become super-sized art installations that jump on the desire and vanity bandwagon.

  5. John Kilduff:

    The bandwagon trade just two months ago was that we will hit $ 60, but now $ 35 is looking like more of a reality, we're in a vicious cycle, with no sign of this glut in oil products disappearing anytime soon, while any cutback by refiners is backing up crude into the system. This tells me the rally is over.

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