Anyone who claims they are a "fan" of a sports team, even though they had no prior support for the team until that team started winning. Additionally, anyone who claims they are a "fan" and has no background affiliation with the organization.
by bandwagon fan July 19, 2016

Abbr.: bwv
An individual who has remained willingly away from being part of any trend since the day they have attained individuality (i.e. defeated alienation).
An individual who has remained willingly away from being part of any trend since the day they have attained individuality (i.e. defeated alienation).
—I told Lou the other day we should buy one of those hot new NFTs together, the one they say it's gonna skyrocket before long, but he said NFTs in general bored the heck out of him and he wasn't interested whatsoever.
—No surprise... He's never interested in hot new shit.
—Yeah, he's such a bandwagon virgin.
—No surprise... He's never interested in hot new shit.
—Yeah, he's such a bandwagon virgin.
by J. J. B. Bravo April 19, 2022

by Schmoo April 19, 2018

Somebody who says that they hate something (usually related to musicians, movies, TV shows etc.) but has never actually seen or heard the aforementioned thing. They usually just read a bunch of other people's comments online and decide that they're going to feel that way now because everyone else does.
"Uh, Nickelback are literally the worst band ever. All their music is just generic"
"Dude, have you ever actually listened to any of their albums or songs?"
"Uh, no I haven't"
"Then you're being a bandwagon hater".
"Dude, have you ever actually listened to any of their albums or songs?"
"Uh, no I haven't"
"Then you're being a bandwagon hater".
by OldMateSimmo November 23, 2022

used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support: the environmental bandwagon is feeling mighty crowded | concerns over the risk posed by this emerging technology threaten to derail the bandwagon.
by Gaysurvhduen dulevv fun January 8, 2023

A person who temporarily adopts fandom of a team because of a close friend or family member who also likes the team. It’s done in a positive spirit of all wanting to root for the same team.
Ask Steve if he wants to go the game, I know he doesn’t care about Basketball but he’s a Bandwagon Bro and will have a lot of fun and cheer for the team like they’re his favorite.
by jbird3030 June 5, 2025

When media outlets pick up on a trend and simultaneously write a bunch of articles on it that say the same thing in different words, that's a bandwagon article.
by #$%!@^&*([])_+-=[]\';,./ August 28, 2022
