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brandwagon

brandwagon noun: a trend or craze relating to a marketed brand.

Noun

brandwagon (plural brandwagons)

  1. (informal) A trend or craze relating to a marketed brand.
    • Because they don't want their (stupid, chicken, technophobic) competitors to wake up and get on the bandwagon, or should I say, brandwagon […]2011, Jeffrey H. Gitomer, Social Boom!, page 67
    • Through online relationships, current loyal customers can possibly persuade new customers to jump on the brandwagon.2013, Barbara E. Kahn, Global Brand Power: Leveraging Branding for Long-Term Growth, page 17

Forms of brandwagon

pluralbrandwagons

Origin of brandwagon

Blend of brand + bandwagon; see jump on the bandwagon.

Questions about brandwagon

What does brandwagon mean?
Brandwagon means a trend or craze relating to a marketed brand.
What part of speech is brandwagon?
Brandwagon is a noun.
What is the plural of brandwagon?
The plural of brandwagon is brandwagons.

Words near brandwagon in the dictionary

  1. Brandtian
  2. brandtite
  3. Brandts
  4. Brandum
  5. Brandwag
  6. brandwagon
  7. brandwagons
  8. brandwash
  9. brandwashed
  10. brandwashes
  11. brandwashing

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