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nine days' wonder

noun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nine day wonder.

    • The pleasant scandal which arose next day, / The nine days' wonder which was brought to light, / And how Alfonso sued for a divorce, / Were in the English newspapers, of course.
    • As the matter is to be a "nine days' wonder," they are evidently determined that there shall be no cause of after complaint.

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