BANDWAGON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band

Example:

the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bandwagon" is a kind of...):

waggon; wagon (any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor)

Meaning:

A popular trend that attracts growing support

Example:

when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bandwagon" is a kind of...):

style; trend; vogue (the popular taste at a given time)