viral sensation
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sensación viral
- But it all started from me being this viral sensation, this comedian on the Internet.
- become a viral sensation
But it all started from me being this viral sensation, this comedian on the Internet.
- But it all started from me being this viral sensation, this comedian on the Internet.
- Yeah, and you did what became this viral sensation.
Examples
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The GoFundMe campaign instantly became a viral sensation, courting both cash and controversy.
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Now, correct me if I am wrong—but a viral YouTube video may get a million views in a day—and that's if it's a viral sensation!
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But it all started from me being this viral sensation, this comedian on the Internet.
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The incredible viral sensation, all the way from San Francisco, USA, it's Bus Boy!
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I know she needed to have a dad... and instead she got this guy who was... a three-day viral sensation.
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Welcome back to Inspire Change with Jordan Mulligan, and today's episode is with the viral sensation Giovino McLean.
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The video of his moving speech became a viral sensation with over 16 million views.
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On April 12, the video, entitled 'The Landlord,' appeared on FunnyOrDie.com and became an overnight viral sensation, receiving so many hits so quickly that the site's server eventually crashed.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person or thing that causes great public excitement
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Something that many people like or buy, especially in one group
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4.2
A short time when many people like the same thing
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A product, show or event that is very successful and liked by many people
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A very popular movie or song many people enjoy
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A person or thing that most people in a group like more than others
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A thing that many people like and find exciting right now
A person or thing that becomes very famous very quickly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the literal senses of its constituents: 'viral' (spreading rapidly, especially online) modifies 'sensation' (something causing widespread excitement), so the meaning 'something that rapidly becomes extremely popular or widely shared' is directly derivable. This adjective+noun composition follows regular English patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Viral sensation paints a simple picture: imagine a short video or joke moving from person to person like a tiny virus. Because viral means 'spreading fast' and sensation is something people notice and talk about, the phrase means 'something that becomes very popular and widely shared'.