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Johnny-come-lately

 
Dictionary: John·ny-come-late·ly   (jŏn'ē-kŭm-lāt') pronunciation
 
n. Informal., pl. John·ny-come-late·lies or John·nies-come-late·ly (jŏn'ēz-).

A newcomer or latecomer, especially a recent adherent to a cause or trend.


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Idioms: Johnny-come-lately
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A newcomer, as in She may be a Johnny-come-lately on the board, but she's doing a fine job with publicity. [1830s]


 
Translations: Johnny-come-lately
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - englænder der lige er ankommet til Australien

Français (French)
n. - (US) nouveau venu, parvenu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Neuankömmling

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νιόφερτος, καινούργιος

Italiano (Italian)
ultimo arrivato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - novato (m)

Русский (Russian)
человек, пришедший а последнюю минуту или слишком поздно, выскочка

Español (Spanish)
n. - recién llegado, persona que se presenta tardíamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nykomling, senkomling, uppkomling

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迟到的人, 晚来的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遲到的人, 晚來的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신출내기, 풋내기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 新参者, 新米, 新加入者
adj. - 新参の

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פנים חדשות‬


 
 

 

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