- (a) seven-day wonder
- someone or something that causes interest or excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten.
His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine-day wonder.
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(a) seven-day wonder
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seven-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
nine seven-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
seven day wonder — miracles, major wonder … English contemporary dictionary
nine one-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
nine days' (or seven-day or one-day) wonder — something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. → wonder … English new terms dictionary
nine seven-day/one-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
nine-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
one-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
wonder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike, wide eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express … Collocations dictionary
seven day(s') wonder — Short lived sensation … A concise dictionary of English slang
