nine days' wonder
nine days' wonder
nounDefinition of NINE DAYS' WONDER
: something or someone that creates a short-lived sensation —called also nine day wonder
See Examples of NINE DAYS' WONDER
- She left her husband and ran away with a younger man. It was a nine days' wonder.
First Known Use of NINE DAYS' WONDER
1594
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