"two-hit wonder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: two-hit wonders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-hit wonder (plural two-hit wonders)
  1. (idiomatic) A recording artist known for only two hit songs. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-two-hit_wonder-en-noun-JPm-xQDg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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