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new kids on the block

new kids on the block is the plural of new kid on the block.

Meaning of new kid on the block

Noun

new kid on the block (plural new kids on the block)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Someone or something new to an existing community.
    • While the Reform Party is the new kid on the block, its members who attended its first national convention this weekend acted like delegates to any other political convention.1996 August 19, Louis Herrink, “Chaos Ruled Convention Logistics, Delegate Finds”, in The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, page A4
    Synonyms:
    new kid in town

Questions about new kids on the block

What is new kids on the block the plural of?
New kids on the block is the plural of new kid on the block.

Words near new kids on the block in the dictionary

  1. New Keynesian
  2. New Keynesians
  3. new kid in town
  4. new kid on the block
  5. new kids in town
  6. new kids on the block
  7. New Kingdom
  8. New Labour
  9. new lad
  10. new laddish
  11. new lads

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