English Reference

Idiom

bandwagon fan

Meaning

A fan who has shown no past loyalty to a team and supports them all because they are actively succeeding or trendy.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is just a bandwagon fan who only likes the winning team.”

“Many people became bandwagon fans of the team only after they reached the championship final.”

“The stadium was filled with bandwagon fans who had ignored the club for years but suddenly claimed to be lifelong supporters during their historic winning streak.”

Examples

simple

“He is just a bandwagon fan who only likes the winning team.”

contextual

“Many people became bandwagon fans of the team only after they reached the championship final.”

complex

“The stadium was filled with bandwagon fans who had ignored the club for years but suddenly claimed to be lifelong supporters during their historic winning streak.”

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