"one-hit wonder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-one-hit wonder.ogg [Australia] Forms: one-hit wonders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=one-hit wonder}} one-hit wonder (plural one-hit wonders)
  1. (idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Translations (musical performer): еднодневка (ednodnevka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), eendagsvlieg [masculine] (Dutch), yhden hitin ihme (Finnish), One-Hit-Wonder [neuter] (German), musikalische Eintagsfliege [feminine] (German), Musiker mit kurzlebigem Erfolg [masculine] (German), 一発屋 (ippatsuya) (alt: いっぱつや) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-one-hit_wonder-en-noun-OYAQ2Zzu Disambiguation of People: 61 9 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 6 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 9 37 Disambiguation of 'musical performer': 69 15 15
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Translations (person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment): еднодневка (ednodnevka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 昙花一现 (tánhuāyīxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), yhden hitin ihme (Finnish), One-Hit-Wonder [neuter] (German), 一発屋 (ippatsuya) (alt: いっぱつや) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-one-hit_wonder-en-noun-R~VUJdkQ Disambiguation of 'person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment': 15 84 1
  3. (marijuana subculture) An instance of getting high off the first hit. Related terms: one-trick pony, two-hit wonder, no-hit wonder
    Sense id: en-one-hit_wonder-en-noun-BphIu0f6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 47

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