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    Patwa headword

    Band-waggon

    /BAND-wag-un/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Bandwagon"
    Definition
    A trend or popular cause that people join only because it is successful.
    Example
    "Everybody jump pan di band-waggon."
    Origin
    English.

    As an informal term, Band-waggon is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.