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early crows

early crows is the plural of early crow.

Meaning of early crow

Noun

early crow (plural early crows)

  1. (Australia, informal) A confident prediction of an outcome that later proves incorrect.
    • Brandon Smith has been maligned for a lot of this season, but his recent form since returning from a thumb injury has helped the lead the Roosters to an unlikely finals berth. While the big-money long-term deal has opened the door for criticism, there may have been a bit of an early crow.2023 September 5, Liam O'Loughlin, Chris Danks, “The Fair Dinkum Department Round 27: NRL finals hopes, Brandon Smith's form and Rabbitohs halfback question”, in Sporting News, retrieved 08 Jun 2025
  2. (Australia, informal) A confident early prediction (whether or not the outcome later proves incorrect).
    • I’m going the early crow, Gather Round will be a roaring success and the envy of states around Australia, leading to another bidding war for the sophomore outing in 2024.2023 April 12, Michael Mkoka-Nicholson, “Sorry, Melbourne. Adelaide’s footy festival will be a roaring game-changer”, in Advertiser, Adelaide, archived from the original on 03 May 2026

Questions about early crows

What is early crows the plural of?
Early crows is the plural of early crow.

Words near early crows in the dictionary

  1. early childhood education
  2. early childhoods
  3. early closing
  4. Early County
  5. early crow
  6. early crows
  7. early day motion
  8. early day motions
  9. early days
  10. early door
  11. early doors

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