Bandwagon
noun
A common activity or delightful event that many people join or become involved in.
When the team started winning, people quickly jumped on the bandwagon.
Often appears as...
- jump on the bandwagon
- bandwagon effect
noun
A plan or activity that gets a lot of support because it's popular.
With the rise of environmental consciousness, many companies have jumped on the 'green' bandwagon.
Often appears as...
- jump on the bandwagon
- political bandwagon
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Disapproving
noun
A common activity or delightful event that many people join or become involved in.
When the team started winning, people quickly jumped on the bandwagon.
Often appears as...
- jump on the bandwagon
- bandwagon effect
noun
A plan or activity that gets a lot of support because it's popular.
With the rise of environmental consciousness, many companies have jumped on the 'green' bandwagon.
Often appears as...
- jump on the bandwagon
- political bandwagon
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Peer Influence
Understand that 'bandwagon' often indicates following others more than personal choice.
Many young people got tattoos due to the bandwagon effect.
Pro Tip 2/3Late Adoption
'Bandwagon' implies joining something already popular, not starting a trend.
She finally joined the bandwagon and started watching the hit series.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Pressure
Use 'bandwagon' when social pressure or desire for acceptance is a factor.
He only liked the song after it was on the bandwagon.
Pro Tip 1/3Peer Influence
Understand that 'bandwagon' often indicates following others more than personal choice.
Many young people got tattoos due to the bandwagon effect.
Pro Tip 2/3Late Adoption
'Bandwagon' implies joining something already popular, not starting a trend.
She finally joined the bandwagon and started watching the hit series.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Pressure
Use 'bandwagon' when social pressure or desire for acceptance is a factor.
He only liked the song after it was on the bandwagon.
Pro Tip 1/3Peer Influence
Understand that 'bandwagon' often indicates following others more than personal choice.
Many young people got tattoos due to the bandwagon effect.
Pro Tip 2/3Late Adoption
'Bandwagon' implies joining something already popular, not starting a trend.
She finally joined the bandwagon and started watching the hit series.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Pressure
Use 'bandwagon' when social pressure or desire for acceptance is a factor.
He only liked the song after it was on the bandwagon.
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Let the environment...
The majority of the environmental impacts on the planet have been caused by the rich minority, the 20 percent that jumped onto the industrial bandwagon in the mid-18th century. The majority of the planet, aspiring for development, having the right for development, are in large aspiring for an unsustainable lifestyle,
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The dark side of...
some are about opportunity and there are companies out there that are more than willing to jump on the bandwagon and ride that hurricane or ride that disaster right into an empty warehouse they've got overruns in warehouse and they jump on the bandwagon and grab
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You Didn’t Know...
fungi just have this potential to unlock biological material that's a waste product in our civilization and convert it into something else so that's what's exciting and everyone's like scampering onto this bandwagon to try to catch up
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Don't insist on English!...
the school curriculum and no longer the sole domain of mother England it has become a bandwagon for every english-speaking nation on earth and why not after all the best education according to the latest World University
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Let the environment...
The majority of the environmental impacts on the planet have been caused by the rich minority, the 20 percent that jumped onto the industrial bandwagon in the mid-18th century. The majority of the planet, aspiring for development, having the right for development, are in large aspiring for an unsustainable lifestyle,
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The dark side of...
some are about opportunity and there are companies out there that are more than willing to jump on the bandwagon and ride that hurricane or ride that disaster right into an empty warehouse they've got overruns in warehouse and they jump on the bandwagon and grab
Video examples
You Didn’t Know...
fungi just have this potential to unlock biological material that's a waste product in our civilization and convert it into something else so that's what's exciting and everyone's like scampering onto this bandwagon to try to catch up
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Don't insist on English!...
the school curriculum and no longer the sole domain of mother England it has become a bandwagon for every english-speaking nation on earth and why not after all the best education according to the latest World University
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Quote examples
Jonathan Maberry
American Author
Write the best book you can, the one that demands to be written, no matter what genre it is. Even a trend the trades tell you has gone stale can be revitalized by a superb piece of writing. It'll never be revitalized by someone jumping on a trend bandwagon.
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Emma Caulfield
American Actress
Bandwagon and all that it is is such a huge passion of mine. We're already bouncing around ideas for season three, what we would call our golden ticket, in terms of a celebrity we would pair up with. We have a few in mind, and a few topics.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
I just have to stop biting my nails. I've been on and off that bandwagon so many times. I feel like it's going to be a lifelong struggle.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Danish Politician
We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
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Adam Osborne
Author
Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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Brett Favre
American Athlete
I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.
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Scott Weiland
American Musician
I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon.
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James Goldsmith
French Businessman
If you see a bandwagon, it's too late.
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Eric Betzig
American Physicist
I hate driving a bandwagon.
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Jonathan Maberry
American Author
Write the best book you can, the one that demands to be written, no matter what genre it is. Even a trend the trades tell you has gone stale can be revitalized by a superb piece of writing. It'll never be revitalized by someone jumping on a trend bandwagon.
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Emma Caulfield
American Actress
Bandwagon and all that it is is such a huge passion of mine. We're already bouncing around ideas for season three, what we would call our golden ticket, in terms of a celebrity we would pair up with. We have a few in mind, and a few topics.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
I just have to stop biting my nails. I've been on and off that bandwagon so many times. I feel like it's going to be a lifelong struggle.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Danish Politician
We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
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Adam Osborne
Author
Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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Brett Favre
American Athlete
I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.
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Scott Weiland
American Musician
I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon.
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James Goldsmith
French Businessman
If you see a bandwagon, it's too late.
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Eric Betzig
American Physicist
I hate driving a bandwagon.
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