seven-day wonder

A person or thing that generates interest for only a short amount of time. The band's biggest fear was becoming a seven-day wonder, soon to be forgotten when the next big sound hit the airwaves.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Aelig;Lf&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Mi-Suk	mee-sook	Korean
BoŽIdarka	-	Serbian
Claribel	['kleəribel]
Archelaus	ahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Burroughs	['bʌrəuz]