bandwagon jumper

plural bandwagon jumpers · alternative bandwagon-jumper

1. idiomaticOne who jumps on the bandwagon.

   We old-timers warmly welcome you Johnny-come-lately bandwagon jumpers.

   1989 April 17, Scott Ostler, “At Least Kings Now Aren’t Butt of Jokes”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025

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   As anyone who’s watched a cable-news focus group can attest, many undecided voters do tend to be ill-informed bandwagon jumpers with little coherence or consistency to their worldview.

   2012 October 10, Ross Douthat, “Sympathy for the Undecided”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2012

   Bandwagon jumpers, on the other hand, want to remain forever in the honeymoon stage of fandom.

   2017 February 14, Rudy Gersten, “Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be bandwagon fans”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2017