"bandwagon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bandwagon.wav [US] Forms: bandwagons [plural]
Etymology: band + wagon, 1855. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|band|wagon}} band + wagon Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandwagon (plural bandwagons)
  1. A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade. Translations (Large wagon to carry a band): paraativaunu (Finnish), Musikantenwagen [masculine] (German), platforma (Polish), trio elétrico [masculine] (Portuguese), bando arabası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bandwagon-en-noun-HXrk~XFK Disambiguation of 'Large wagon to carry a band': 94 6
  2. (figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support. Tags: figuratively Translations ((figuratively) Current movement that attracts wide support): kelkka (Finnish), villitys (Finnish), erfolgreiche Partei [feminine] (German), erfolgreiche Seite [feminine] (German), çoğunluk partisi (Turkish), grup vagon (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bandwagon-en-noun-xMewP5uO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of '(figuratively) Current movement that attracts wide support': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bandwagon effect, bandwagoner, bandwagon fallacy, bandwagon fan, bandwagoning, climb on the bandwagon, jump on the bandwagon Related terms: hype train

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