blow-in

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blow-in

noun blow-ins

Australia, Ireland 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.
Similar: come-here, comeling, newling, offcomer

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@misc{blow_in_2026,
  title = {blow-in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blow-in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}