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no-hit wonder

no-hit wonder noun: a recording artist who proves to be commercially successful, or maintains a long career, without having any hit songs at all.

Noun

no-hit wonder (plural no-hit wonders)

  1. (idiomatic) A recording artist who proves to be commercially successful, or maintains a long career, without having any hit songs at all.

Forms of no-hit wonder

pluralno-hit wonders

Questions about no-hit wonder

What does no-hit wonder mean?
No-hit wonder means a recording artist who proves to be commercially successful, or maintains a long career, without having any hit songs at all.
What part of speech is no-hit wonder?
No-hit wonder is a noun.
What is the plural of no-hit wonder?
The plural of no-hit wonder is no-hit wonders.

Words near no-hit wonder in the dictionary

  1. no-handers
  2. no-height
  3. no-heighted
  4. no-heighting
  5. no-heights
  6. no-hit wonder
  7. no-hit wonders
  8. no-hitter
  9. no-hitters
  10. no-ho
  11. no-holds-barred

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