bandwagon · name — synonym of Big Dipper.
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bandwagon is pronounced /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/.
Etymology
From band + wagon.
name
- Synonym of Big Dipper.
noun
- A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
- A current movement that attracts wide support.e.g.“Specifically, and unforgivably, she restarted the Heathrow Third Runway bandwagon, which had been stalled for more than a decade and even declared dead by most commentators.” — 2025 February 19, Christian Wolmar, “Reeves talks of 'growth' but pays lip service to the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 35:
verb
- To join a bandwagon (a current movement that attracts wide support).e.g.“Again, only three years ago, he opposed every measure advocated by Woodrow Wilson—did all he could to prevent his nomination—and bandwagoned when the nomination could no longer be prevented.” — 1915 June 17, Rockville Tribune, “Roger Sullivan”, in The Indianapolis News, volume XLVI, number 166 (14,218 overall), Indianapolis, Ind., →OCLC, page 16, column 5:
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