a nine-day wonder



a nine/one/seven-day wonder

someone or something that causes interest or excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine-day wonder.
See also: wonder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DarcyDAHR-seeEnglish
Hersh-Yiddish
Early['ə:li]
SilviaSEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Xavi-Catalan
MiriamMIR-ee-əm (English)Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew