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jump on the bandwagon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
jump on the band-wag-on
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To profit from a craze; to join a trend.

Example Sentences

Etymology

US 1899. A bandwagon carried the musicians at the head of a parade or at a political rally, beckoning others to follow. When used to refer to politics, jumping on the bandwagon suggests following the crowd for the excitement of the event rather than any firm conviction in its direction or truthfulness. The phrase is first attested in a letter by Theodore Roosevelt in 1899: : When I once became sure of one majority they rumbled over each other to get aboard the band wagon.

Inflected Forms

jumps on the bandwagon (present, singular) jumping on the bandwagon (participle, present) jumped on the bandwagon (participle, past) jumped on the bandwagon (past) climb on the bandwagon (alternative) hop on the bandwagon (alternative) jump on the boat (alternative)

Phrases

hitch one's wagon to a star ride the coattails

Frequently Paired Words

hitch one's wagon to a star piggyback ride the coattails

Questions

What does jump on the bandwagon mean?
To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
Where does jump on the bandwagon come from?
US 1899. A bandwagon carried the musicians at the head of a parade or at a political rally, beckoning others to follow. When used to refer to politics, jumping on the bandwagon suggests following the crowd for the excitement of the event rather than any firm conviction in its direction or truthfulness. The phrase is first attested in a letter by Theodore Roosevelt in 1899: : When I once became sure of one majority they rumbled over each other to get aboard the band wagon.

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