nine days' wonder

nine days' wonder
noun
: an object or event that creates a short-lived sensation

those political explosions … that make a nine days' wonder till something fresh comes along — Mary Deasy

a nine days' wonder, fated to sink swiftly into obscurity — Times Literary Supplement

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an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
[1585-95]

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nine days' wonder see under ↑wonder
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Main Entry:nine
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nine days' wonder
Something that astonishes everybody for the moment
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Main Entry:wonder

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nine days' wonder,
a subject of general surprise and interest for a short time.

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(or nine day wonder) noun [singular]
chiefly Brit somewhat old-fashioned : something (such as a news story) that people talk about a lot but only for a short time

She left her husband and ran away with a younger man. It was a nine days' wonder.


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