johnny-come-lately

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Johnny-come-lately^¹

/ˌdʒɒni.kʌmˈleɪtli/ UK
/ˌdʒɑːni.kʌmˈleɪtli/ US

noun Johnny-come-latelies · Johnnies-come-lately · johnny-come-lately · Jonny-come-lately

also, attributive, idiomatic A newcomer; a novice; an upstart. She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job.
Similar: greenhorn, newcomer, novice, blow-in, come-here, comeling, entrant, FOB, fresh meat, freshie, greener, incomer

johnny-come-lately^²

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alternative Alternative form of Johnny-come-lately

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noun newcomer

Español	novato, novata
Português	novato, recém-chegado
Русский	новичок novičok, новенький novenʹkij, новенькая novenʹkaja

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@misc{johnny_come_lately_2026,
  title = {johnny-come-lately},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/johnny-come-lately},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}