seven-day wonder



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.
See also: wonder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SimÃO-Portuguese
GlebGLYEP (Russian), HLEB (Ukrainian)Russian, Ukrainian
Rada-Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Dinisdee-NEES (Portuguese), jee-NEES (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
Gerardaje-RAHR-dah (Italian)Italian, Dutch
Hilaire-French