johnny-come-lately

John·ny-come-late·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jon-ee kuhm leyt-lee]
- /ˈdʒɒn i kʌm ˈleɪt li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jon-ee kuhm leyt-lee]
- /ˈdʒɒn i kʌm ˈleɪt li/

Definitions of johnny-come-lately word

noun plural johnny-come-lately a late arrival or participant; newcomer: the Johnny-come-latelies producing space-war films after the trend had ended. 1
noun johnny-come-lately a brash newcomer, novice, or recruit 0
noun johnny-come-lately one who is late or recent in arriving at a place, position, or viewpoint 0
noun johnny-come-lately (Idiomatic) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart. 0

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Origin of johnny-come-lately

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; from the proper name Johnny

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Parts of speech for Johnny-come-lately

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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johnny-come-lately popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for johnny-come-lately

noun johnny-come-lately

blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
blow-in — (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper: blow-in cards.
incomer — a person who comes in.
latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
newcomer — a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival: She is a newcomer to our city. The firm is a newcomer in the field of advertising.

All 5 Synonyms of johnny-come-lately

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