nine days' wonder
Brief public fascination
A nine days' wonder is something that causes a brief sensation before being forgotten.
The phrase suggests that public fascination rarely outlasts a week and a half: The scandal was a nine days' wonder—by month's end, no one remembered it.
The expression dates to at least the sixteenth century.
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- fifteen minutes of fameBrief period of celebrity
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
overnight sensation · curiosity · talk of the town · transient · craze · evanescent · short-lived · novelty · impermanent · passing · vanishing · flash in the pan · publicity · media frenzy · viral moment · bygone · shooting star · folklore
nine days' wonderenduring legacy
Long-lasting impact left behind
institution · legend · immortal · household name · icon
nine days' wondersubstance
Physical material with mass
genuine article · masterpiece · classic · magnum opus · tour de force
nine days' wonderlandmark
Notable point of reference
milestone · watershed moment · paradigm shift · turning point · game changer
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