bandwagon jumper
See also: bandwagon-jumper
English
Alternative forms
Noun
bandwagon jumper (plural bandwagon jumpers)
- (idiomatic) One who jumps on the bandwagon.
- 1989 April 17, Scott Ostler, “At Least Kings Now Aren’t Butt of Jokes”, in Los Angeles Times[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 July 2025:
- We old-timers warmly welcome you Johnny-come-lately bandwagon jumpers.
- 2012 October 10, Ross Douthat, “Sympathy for the Undecided”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 October 2012:
- As anyone who’s watched a cable-news focus group can attest, many undecided voters do tend to be ill-informed bandwagon jumpers with little coherence or consistency to their worldview.
- 2017 February 14, Rudy Gersten, “Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be bandwagon fans”, in The Washington Post[3], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 February 2017:
- Bandwagon jumpers, on the other hand, want to remain forever in the honeymoon stage of fandom.
References
- “bandwagon jumper, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.