Bandwagons

/ˈbændwæɡənz/ noun

Plural of bandwagon; large decorated vehicles that carried musical bands in parades, or metaphorically, any popular trend that many people follow.

From 'band' (musical group) plus 'wagon.' Originally literal vehicles in 19th-century American parades; became metaphorical for jumping on popular trends around the 1890s.

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