bandwagon
Syllables: band·wag·on[ˈbeə̯ndˌwæɡ.ən]UK/ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/
bandwagon noun: a large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
Noun
bandwagon (plural bandwagons)
- A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
- A current movement that attracts wide support.
- 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
bandwagon (third-person singular simple present bandwagons, present participle bandwagoning or (rare) bandwagonning, simple past and past participle bandwagoned or (rare) bandwagonned)
- To join a bandwagon (a current movement that attracts wide support).
- 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
- “Weeping Walter” is a notorious example of the theory that “trimming” pays in politix. He has blown with every wind; he has bandwagoned with every passing movement from the Ku Klux Klan to the Townsend plan; […]1937 April 25, “Old Ironpants [i.e., Charles Martin] and Walter [Marcus Pierce]”, in Alton F. Baker, editor, Eugene Register-Guard, volume 92, number 115, Eugene, Ore.: Alton F. Baker, →OCLC, page 6...
- Synonyms:
- jump on the bandwagon
Proper noun capitalized: Bandwagon
the Bandwagon
- Synonym of Big Dipper.
- Synonyms:
- Big Dipper
bandwagon meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
bandwagon in Hindi
- बैंडवागन, बैंडवैगन, बँडवागन
bandwagon in Marathi
- बँडवागन, बँडवॅगन, बँडवेगन
bandwagon in Bengali
- ব্যান্ডওয়াগন, ব্যান্ডওয়াগান, ব্যান্ডওয়াগেন
bandwagon in Telugu
- బ్యాండ్వాగన్, బ్యాండ్వ్యాగన్
More languagesFewer languages
- bandwagon in Malayalam
- ബാൻഡ്വാഗൺ
- bandwagon in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್ವ್ಯಾಗನ್, ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್ವಾಗನ್, ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್ವಗನ್
- bandwagon in Punjabi
- ਬੈਂਡਵਾਗਨ, ਬੈਂਡਵੈਗਨ
- bandwagon in Gujarati
- બેન્ડવાગન, બેન્ડવેગન, બૅન્ડવેગન
- bandwagon in Odia
- ବ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡୱାଗନ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡୱେଗନ, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡୱାଗନ
- bandwagon in Nepali
- ब्यान्डवागन, ब्यान्डवेगन, बँडवागन
Examples of bandwagon in a sentence
- The sell-out bandwagonned and, as Sam [Rayburn] continued to stall, a positive vote against seating the Virginia delegation turned into a positive vote for seating them.1952 August 3, James Whiteshield, “The Middle Is Somewhat Independent”, in The Miami Herald, 42nd year, number 244, Miami, Fla., →ISSN...
- Everyone in my school flew rebel flags and had rebel flag tattoos and I bandwagoned and got the tattoo.2020 June 14, Alaa Elassar, quoting Jennifer Tucker, “A Kentucky tattoo shop is offering to cover up hate and gang symbols for free”, in...
Synonyms of bandwagon
Forms of bandwagon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bandwagons |
| alternative form | bandwaggon |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bandwagons |
| present participle | bandwagoning |
| past participle | bandwagoned |
| past | bandwagoned |
| present participle (rare) | bandwagonning |
| past participle (rare) | bandwagonned |
| past (rare) | bandwagonned |
Origin of bandwagon
From band + wagon.
Words formed from bandwagon
Phrases with bandwagon
Questions about bandwagon
- What does bandwagon mean?
- Bandwagon means a large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
- What is bandwagon in Hindi?
- Bandwagon in Hindi is बैंडवागन, बैंडवैगन, बँडवागन. See Bandwagon meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use bandwagon in a sentence?
- The sell-out bandwagonned and, as Sam [Rayburn] continued to stall, a positive vote against seating the Virginia delegation turned into a positive vote for seating them.
- What part of speech is bandwagon?
- Bandwagon can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bandwagon?
- Bandwagon is pronounced /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bandwagon?
- The plural of bandwagon is bandwagons.
Words near bandwagon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bandwagon (page history and authors); Bandwagon (page history and authors); bandwagon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bandwagon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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