nine days' wonder

noun

Definition of nine days' wonder

: something or someone that creates a short-lived sensation

— called also nine day wonder

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

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nine days' wonder

noun

chiefly British, somewhat old-fashioned : something (such as a news story) that people talk about a lot but only for a short time