Johnny-come-lately
noun/ˌdʒɒni.kʌmˈleɪtli/UK/ˌdʒɑːni.kʌmˈleɪtli/US
Definitions
A newcomer
A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.
- She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job.
- Morris now shared financial decisions with a woman, a female Johnny-come-lately. Imagine the eventuality of Morris's share of their fortune ever falling into such Johnny-come-lately hands. God forbid!
- In a field increasingly populated with Johnnies-come-lately, Gittings is a Johnny-come-early: one only has to read this book to feel the depth and span of his knowledge.
Alternative form of Johnny-come-lately.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Johnny-come-lately. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA