fresh off the boat
fresh off the boat adjective: newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.
Adjective
fresh off the boat
- Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.
- You were fresh off the boat from Virginia / I had a year in New York City under my belt / We met in a dream, we were both nineteen1998, “Two Little Girls”, in Ani DiFranco (lyrics), Little Plastic Castle, performed by Ani DiFranco
- Metropolis is the story of a harmless, hapless, nameless young German immigrant, fresh off the boat in 1860-something, who has a knack for naively stumbling into complicated plots through no fault of his own.2005, Lev Grossman, "They Built This City (book review)," Time, 20 Mar.
- Synonyms:
- FOB
Synonyms of fresh off the boat
Forms of fresh off the boat
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| alternative form | FOB |
Words formed from fresh off the boat
Questions about fresh off the boat
- What does fresh off the boat mean?
- Fresh off the boat means newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.
- What part of speech is fresh off the boat?
- Fresh off the boat is an adjective.
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