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come-heres

come-heres is the plural of come-here.

Meaning of come-here

Noun

come-here (plural come-heres)

  1. (US, Virginia, colloquial) A recent arrival to a place; a person who has only lately come to live in the area.
    • There are many other ways of catching crabs, including chicken-necking (a sure sign of a come-here), and traps or pots.1997, William H. Turner, Chesapeake Boyhood: Memoirs of a Farm Boy, page 189

Questions about come-heres

What is come-heres the plural of?
Come-heres is the plural of come-here.

Words near come-heres in the dictionary

  1. come-at-able
  2. come-by
  3. come-down
  4. come-downs
  5. come-here
  6. come-heres
  7. come-hither
  8. come-hithers
  9. come-hithery
  10. come-o'-will
  11. come-o'-wills

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