Johnny-come-lately

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌdʒɒni.kʌmˈleɪtli/
• (America) IPA: /ˌdʒɑːni.kʌmˈleɪtli/

Noun

Johnny-come-lately

1. (idiomatic) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.

   She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job.

Synonyms

• (newcomer): greenhorn, newcomer, novice, upstart, n00b, scrub

Translations

• Portuguese: novato, recém-chegado
• Spanish: novato, novata

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