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bandwagoning

noun
/ˈbændˌwæɡənɪŋ/US

Etymology

From bandwagon + -ing.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *wagnaz✻
  3. derived from *wagn✻
  4. derived from *wagan✻
  5. borrowed from wagen
  6. compounded as bandwagon — “band + wagon”
  7. suffixed as bandwagoning — “bandwagon + ing”

Definitions

  1. The practice of joining the prevailing side.

  2. present participle and gerund of bandwagon

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