โหนกระแส(hŏhn grà-săae)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] ride the trend; jump on the bandwagon

to capitalize on a current trend or hot topic to gain attention, popularity, or benefit, often opportunistically

Examples

ร้านค้าráan káaร้านค้าráan káa1shop; store2storefront (on a platform); shop accountหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofโหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săaeโหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săae1[to] ride the trend; jump on the bandwagon2[to] sensationalize trends (media/marketing)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการขายgaan kăaiการขายgaan kăai1selling; the act/process of selling2sales (department/profession/function)3a sale (transaction)เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâa1clothes; clothing; apparel2outfits; wardrobe (collection of clothes)สไตล์sà-dtaaiสไตล์sà-dtaai1style; manner2fashion; aestheticY2Kที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกำลังฮิตgam-lang hítกำลังฮิตgam-lang híttrending; popular right now
Many shops are capitalizing on the trend by selling Y2K-style clothes that are currently popular.
2VerbC1

[to] sensationalize trends (media/marketing)

to craft content or campaigns that latch onto trending topics mainly for visibility or clicks, sometimes seen as shallow or exploitative

Examples

เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)โหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săaeโหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săae1[to] ride the trend; jump on the bandwagon2[to] sensationalize trends (media/marketing)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ยอดไลค์yâwt láiยอดไลค์yâwt láilike count; total likesได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleหัดทำhàt tamหัดทำhàt tam[to] practice doing/making [sth]คอนเทนต์kon-ténคอนเทนต์kon-tén1content (media)2content pieceของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's ownบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)
Stop trend-chasing just for likes; try making your own content for a change.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โหนhŏnโหนhŏn1[to] hang from [sth]; swing from [sth] (a bar, strap, branch, etc.)2[to] piggyback on [sth]; ride on [sb]'s coattailsPart 1
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กระแสgrà-săeกระแสgrà-săe1current (water or electricity)2airflow; stream3trend; public opinion4signal; transmissionPart 2
โหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săaeโหนกระแสhŏhn grà-săae[to] ride the trend; jump on the bandwagon