cult hit

noun

Something (almost always a film, book, song, etc.) which is very popular among a specific, narrow audience.

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Meanings

nouncult hit (plural cult hits)

plural cult hits

  1. Something (almost always a film, book, song, etc.) which is very popular among a specific, narrow audience.
  2. Something (almost always a film, book, song, etc.) which is very popular, and which was popularized by a specific, narrow group of fans.
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APA

cult hit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cult%20hit

MLA

“cult hit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cult%20hit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cult hit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cult%20hit.

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