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  • Welcome to English in a minute.

  • Ah, bandwagon describes a vehicle that used to carry performers from a circus jump on the bandwagon.

  • Hey, how was your exercise class last night of what's it called again?

  • Water yoga.

  • It's a popular new way to exercise.

  • You should try it.

  • I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon, especially if it has to do with yoga.

  • Come on, Jonathan.

  • Jump on the water yoga bandwagon if you jump on the bandwagon, who joined something that has already become popular?

  • Actual bandwagons were first used for circus bands.

  • Politicians also used them in campaigns to get attention.

  • Today, the word bandwagon in this expression represents anything that is popular, and that's English in a minute.

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