English Explanatory Dictionary

one-hit wonder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.
  2. A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.
  3. An instance of achieving a high from the first hit.

Pronunciation

En-au-one-hit wonder.ogg

Word forms

one-hit wonder one-hit wonders one hit wonder

Related words

one-trick pony

Translations

Bulgarian: еднодневка Dutch: eendagsvlieg Finnish: yhden hitin ihme Georgian: ერთჰიტიანი მომღერალი Georgian: ერთჰიტიანი შემსრულებელი German: One-Hit-Wonder German: musikalische Eintagsfliege German: Musiker mit kurzlebigem Erfolg Japanese: 一発屋 Polish: artysta jednego przeboju Polish: artystka jednego przeboju
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on O Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary