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
Dipa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
Clothildeklo-TEELDFrench
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Ornella-Italian
Elias[i'laiəs]
Sophronia-Literature, Late Greek