fair-weather fan
Only cheers winners
A fair-weather fan supports a team only when it's winning.
The term comes from fair-weather friend—someone whose loyalty disappears when times get tough.
Fair-weather fans abandon struggling teams and return when success resumes: The stadium was half-empty last year, but now it's packed with fair-weather fans.
The label is always disparaging, implying shallow or opportunistic loyalty.
- bandwagonSurging popular cause
- jump on the bandwagonAdopt a popular trend
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
- front runnerExpected winner
- casualRelaxed and informal
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