Usually means: Artist known for single successful song.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word one-hit wonder:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. one-hit wonder: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. one-hit wonder: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. one-hit wonder, one-hit wonder: Collins English Dictionary
  4. one-hit wonder: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. one-hit wonder: Wiktionary
  6. one-hit wonder: Dictionary.com
  7. One-Hit Wonder, One-hit wonder: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. one-hit wonder: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (one-hit wonder)

noun:  (idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.
noun:  (slang, marijuana subculture) An instance of achieving a high from the first hit.

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