Johnny-come-lately

English

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Alternative forms

Jonny-come-lately (rarer)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒɒni.kʌmˈleɪtli/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒɑːni.kʌmˈleɪtli/
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Noun

Johnny-come-lately (plural Johnny-come-latelies)

(idiomatic) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.
She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job.

Synonyms

(newcomer): greenhorn, newcomer, novice, upstart, n00b, scrub

Translations

newcomer

Finnish: keltanokka (fi), märkäkorva
Polish: nowicjusz (pl) m, nowicjuszka (pl) f, żółtodziób (pl) m
Portuguese: novato (pt) m, recém-chegado m

Spanish: novato (es) m, novata (es) f
Swedish: uppkomling c

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