on the bandwagon, get



on the bandwagon, get

Also, climb or hop or jump on the bandwagon . Join a cause or movement, as in More and more people are getting on the bandwagon to denounce cigarette smoking. This expression alludes to a horse-drawn wagon carrying a brass band, used to accompany candidates on campaign tours in the second half of the 1800s. By about 1900 it was extended to supporting a campaign or other cause.
See also: get, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Andreawn-DRAYEnglish, African American
Isabelleee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)French, English, German, Dutch
Albertaal-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German)English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German
Zelpha-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Gafar-Arabic
KevinKEV-in (English)English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish