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noun
- 1. a group or singer that has only one hit record. informal
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A boxing ‘one-hit wonder’ is someone who is not considered especially skillful, but relies on single knockout punches to win matches. In the popular music sense, the term isn’t as easy to define as it might seem.
A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one hit single that overshadows their other work. Some artists dubbed "one-hit ...
ONE-HIT WONDER definition: 1. a performer of popular music who makes one successful recording but then no others 2. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of ONE-HIT WONDER is a musical group that has achieved recognition on the basis of only one widely popular song; also : the widely popular song of a one-hit wonder. How to use one-hit wonder in a sentence.
1. a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece. They wrote her off as a one-hit wonder. people who have dismissed the band as a one-hit wonder. 2. a composition that is someone's one and only successful creation. his sax-drenched one-hit wonder 'Baker Street'.
ONE–HIT WONDER meaning: a performer, group, etc., that is popular or successful only once for a brief time
The idiom “one-hit wonder” is a commonly used phrase in the English language, referring to an artist or musician who achieves great success with one hit song but fails to replicate that success with subsequent releases.
One-hit-wonder Definition. (idiomatic) A musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success. (idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun one-hit wonder. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Noun. [ edit] one - hit wonder (plural one-hit wonders) ( idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success. ( idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment . (marijuana subculture) An instance of getting high off the first hit.
