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oneāhit wonder
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oneāhit wonder
(noun)
oneāhit wonder
noun
plural
oneāhit wonders
oneāhit wonder
noun
plural
oneāhit wonders
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONEāHIT WONDER
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:
a performer, group, etc., that is popular or successful only once for a brief time
She was a
one-hit wonder
. [=she had only one hit song, movie, etc.]
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