one-hit wonder



one-hit wonder

A musician or band that only has one successful song during their music career. I'm surprised that band was a one-hit wonder. I enjoyed several songs on their album, but only the one big single ever got radio play.
See also: wonder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aikman['eikmən]
Jathbiyya-Arabic
Maleah-English (Modern)
Chiyembekezochee-yem-bay-KAY-zoSouthern African, Chewa
Shripati-Hinduism
Apostol-Bulgarian, Macedonian