blow-in
blow-in noun: someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.
Noun
blow-in (plural blow-ins)
- Someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.
- This had been her local when she worked in Central. All the waitresses knew her by name. Now she was a blow-in.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 389
- Maybe it's none of my business as a blow-in, but I loved helping someone local, in return for what I have been given by the people of Achill over the last 25 years.2023 August 5, Lauren Murphy, quoting Lisa Fukuda, “Sounds of Achill”, in Irish Independent Magazine, page 11
Synonyms of blow-in
Forms of blow-in
| plural | blow-ins |
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Questions about blow-in
- What does blow-in mean?
- Blow-in means someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.
- What part of speech is blow-in?
- Blow-in is a noun.
- What is the plural of blow-in?
- The plural of blow-in is blow-ins.
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