English
Alternative forms
climb on the bandwagon
hop on the bandwagon
Etymology
A bandwagon carried the musicians at the head of a parade or at a political rally, beckoning others to follow. When used to refer to politics, jumping on the bandwagon suggests following the crowd for the excitement of the event rather than any firm conviction in it's direction. The phrase is first attested in a letter by w:Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt in 1899:
:When I once became sure of one majority they rumbled over each other to get aboard the band wagon. 1
Verb
to jump on the bandwagon
- idiom To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
#:After the incredible success of Cadbury's latest low-fat chocolate bar, Nestlé has jumped on the bandwagon, and released a low-fat version of Kit Kat.
Translations
German: auf den Zug aufspringen
Russian: п�имаза����
Swedish: hoppa på tåget
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