bandwagonist

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• wagonist

Etymology

From English bandwagoner with the suffix -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbanˈwa.ɡa.nɪs/
• Hyphenation: band‧wa‧go‧nist

Noun

bandwagonist (plural bandwagonist dem, quantified bandwagonist)

1. bandwagoner

   Some a di bandwagonist dem need fi go hide under dem bed and no come out at all!

   These bandwagoners ought to go hide under their bed and never come out from under it!

   • 2017, Miss Kitty, “Salute our athletes no matter what”, in The Star‎^[1]:

     “Little Jamaica is a big deal because of our athletes. So mi no want nobody a bash dem and a talk negative about dem. Some a di bandwagonist dem need fi go hide under dem bed and no come out at all!”

     Little Jamaica is a big deal because of our athletes. So I don't want anybody to bash them or to say bad things about them. These bandwagoners ought to go hide under their bed and never come out from under it!

Related terms

1. bandwagon