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单词 come-over
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come-overn.

Brit. /ˈkʌməʊvə/, U.S. /ˈkəmˌoʊvər/, Manx English /ˈkʊmˌoʊvə/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to come over at come v. Phrasal verbs 1.
Etymology: < to come over at come v. Phrasal verbs 1.
Manx English (frequently somewhat depreciative).
A non-native resident of the Isle of Man; esp. one who has only recently taken up residence.In quot. 1895 with reference to candidates in a local election who are native residents of the Isle of Man but who do not live in the specific district in which they are standing for election.
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1895 Isle of Man Times 14 Dec. 5/1 The committee of the ‘come-overs’ worked very hard for their men, but the long-established influence of the ‘natives’ was too strong, and the strangers were left far behind in the poll.]
1896 Manx Sun 12 Dec. 4/6Come overs’ have tried this before, and they have found to their wisdom and sorrow, that though patient the Manx are dangerous people when you trample on their rights too far.
1916 Isle of Man Examiner 29 Apr. 8/6 The best comrade I ever knew was a ‘come-over’.
1924 A. W. Moore et al. Vocab. Anglo-Manx Dial. 38 One of them come-overs that would like to rule the Manx.
1961 Economist 16 Sept. 1045/2 The sum of £785,000 was extracted reasonably painlessly..from the 6,000 Manxmen and ‘comeovers’ fortunate enough to earn more than £530 in 1959.
2007 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 June (Wheels section) w25 When I lived on the Isle of Man in 2002..I met many locals who were interested in a ‘come-over's’ perspective on the event [sc. the Tourist Trophy (TT)].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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