bandwagon

Definition of Bandwagon in English :

1. bandwagon

a popular trend that attracts growing support

Example Sentences:
'when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon'

2. bandwagon

a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band

Example Sentences:
'the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bandwagon

noun

1. US

a wagon, usually high and brightly coloured, for carrying the band in a parade

2. jump on the bandwagon

noun

a decorated wagon for a band of musicians to ride in, as in a parade

n.

1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.

2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: young voters climbing aboard the party's bandwagon.

3. Informal A current trend: "Even brand-name [drug] companies ... have jumped on the generics bandwagon" (Beth Howard).