Johnny-come-latelyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɒnɪkʌmˈleɪtli/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɑniˌkəmˈleɪtli/

Forms: Also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Johnny n., come adj., lately adv.

Etymology: < Johnny n. + come adj. + lately adv. Compare earlier Johnny Newcome n., Johnny Raw n.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

1. Originally and chiefly Nautical. (A generic name for) a new recruit; a novice. Cf. Johnny Newcome n. 2, Johnny Raw n. 2.In later use sometimes merging with sense A. 2a, in the sense ‘newcomer’.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner

younglingOE

new-comeOE

novice1340

ginner?c1400

beginner1470

apprentice1489

prentice1489

infant1526

freshmana1557

intrant1560

enterer1565

puny?1570

weakling1575

new comeling1587

novist1587

incipient1589

puisne1592

abecedary1596

neophyte1600

abecedarian1603

bachelor1604

novelist?1608

alphabetary1611

breeching boy1611

tiro1611

alphabetarian1614

principiant1619

unexperienced1622

velvet head1631

undergraduatea1659

young stager1664

greenhorn1672

battledore boy1693

youngster1706

tironist1716

novitiatea1734

recruit1749

griffin1793

initiate1811

Johnny Newcome1815

Johnny Raw1823

griff1829

plebe1833

Johnny-come-lately1839

new chum1851

blanc-bec1853

fledgling1856

rookie1868

elementarian1876

tenderfoot1881

shorthorn1888

new kid1894

cheechako1897

ring-neck1898

Johnny1901

rook1902

fresh meat1908

malihini1914

initiand1915

stooge1930

intakea1943

cub1966

1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco I. 249 ‘But it's Johnny Comelately, aint it, you?’ said a young mizzen topman.

1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing ii. 33 The most laughable tricks were continually played off upon the ignorance of the new-comers. ‘Johnny-come-lately,’ is the butt for everybody's practical jokes.

1907 J. P. Fitzpatrick Jock of Bushveld 16 ‘Johnny-come-lately's got to learn’ was held to be adequate reason for letting many a beginner buy his experience.

2015 M. Veitch Southern Surveyor 229 When I came onboard, I'd hoped to take one of the main berths, but I was told I was just a Johnny-come-lately and I was given a cabin with someone who had been to sea a lot more than me.

a. A person who has newly come to a place, situation, etc.; a recent arrival; a newcomer. Cf. Johnny Newcome n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one who or that which is new to the scene

new mana1387

newcomerc1450

mushrooma1593

Johnny Newcome1800

new boy1847

new girl1853

Johnny-come-lately1855

newie1856

new bug1900

new-tick1934

Johnny-come-lately1946

1855 Harper's Mag. Dec. 37/1 Let it [sc. yellow fever] catch hold of a crowd of ‘Johnny come latelys’, and it plants them at once.

1879 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Oct. 398/1 The old pioneer looked at the clerk.., and then merely saying, ‘You're a plagued Johnny-Come-Lately, that's what you are!’ arose and left the court-room.

1920 Leonora Miner (Austral.) 1 May The candidate..having been closely connected with the Labor movement on the goldfields for the past 23 years..could not be termed a ‘Johnny-come-lately’.

1972 Listener 16 Nov. 671/2 Here [i.e. in Utah] man himself is a Johnny-come-lately.

b. A person who has recently started to take an interest in something, such as a television show, sports team, etc. Occasionally somewhat depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one or those who are new to something

first timer1881

new entry1896

Johnny-come-lately1943

1943 Court of Appeals N.Y.: T. Steel vs. Flushing Hosp. & L. G. Hunter: Brief on Behalf Respondents 28 It would certainly be a mockery of justice..to dilute that right by granting an equal right to apellant and to other ‘Johnny-come-latelies’ who did not think enough of the Hospital to support it in either 1941 or 1942.

1990 Sports Illustr. 19 Nov. 47/2 Smith..explains his reticence more as a natural distrust for the Johnny-come-latelies who are only now discovering him.

2016 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Mar. A scene that neatly encapsulated the entire point of series two, especially designed for any of the Johnny-come-latelys who might have been nodding off.

c. figurative. Something that has been in existence for only a (relatively) short time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one who or that which is new to the scene

new mana1387

newcomerc1450

mushrooma1593

Johnny Newcome1800

new boy1847

new girl1853

Johnny-come-lately1855

newie1856

new bug1900

new-tick1934

Johnny-come-lately1946

1946 M. Shulman Zebra Derby iii. 22 Postwar planning in these United States was no Johnny-come-lately.

1978 R. Davies One-half R. Davies 145 The theatre is as old as Prophecy and the Epic, and to look upon it as the bastard sibling of such Johnny-come-latelies in the arts as the Novel or Lyric Poetry is to do it a grave injustice.

2012 New Yorker 30 July 70/3 Long-arc television is just a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to episodic storytelling.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Of a person: that has newly come to a place, situation, etc.; that has newly joined, adopted, or become interested in something; new, inexperienced. Also of a thing: that has been newly created, developed, or introduced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adjective] > recently come into a state or position > new to a situation or place (of person)

young1497

upspring1603

Johnny-come-lately1953

1953 Amer. Scholar 23 17 The excessive power and renown of many Johnny-come-lately anti-Communists.

1961 W. Brandon Indians (1987) vi. 162 The ‘old settlers’ of the colony often had closer ties among the neighboring Pamunkeys or Appomattocs..than among the johnny-come-lately new settlers.

1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 12 May 39/1 The work ethic..is a johnny-come-lately value, along with thin thighs and nonsmoking hotel rooms.

2013 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 12 Mar. 6 Most are johnny-come-lately fans, they say, attracted only because of the club's fame and trophies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	johnny-come-lately
释义	Johnny-come-latelyn.adj. Brit. /ˌdʒɒnɪkʌmˈleɪtli/, U.S. /ˌdʒɑniˌkəmˈleɪtli/ Forms: Also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Johnny n., come adj., lately adv. Etymology: < Johnny n. + come adj. + lately adv. Compare earlier Johnny Newcome n., Johnny Raw n. Originally U.S. A. n. 1. Originally and chiefly Nautical. (A generic name for) a new recruit; a novice. Cf. Johnny Newcome n. 2, Johnny Raw n. 2.In later use sometimes merging with sense A. 2a, in the sense ‘newcomer’. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner younglingOE new-comeOE novice1340 ginner?c1400 beginner1470 apprentice1489 prentice1489 infant1526 freshmana1557 intrant1560 enterer1565 puny?1570 weakling1575 new comeling1587 novist1587 incipient1589 puisne1592 abecedary1596 neophyte1600 abecedarian1603 bachelor1604 novelist?1608 alphabetary1611 breeching boy1611 tiro1611 alphabetarian1614 principiant1619 unexperienced1622 velvet head1631 undergraduatea1659 young stager1664 greenhorn1672 battledore boy1693 youngster1706 tironist1716 novitiatea1734 recruit1749 griffin1793 initiate1811 Johnny Newcome1815 Johnny Raw1823 griff1829 plebe1833 Johnny-come-lately1839 new chum1851 blanc-bec1853 fledgling1856 rookie1868 elementarian1876 tenderfoot1881 shorthorn1888 new kid1894 cheechako1897 ring-neck1898 Johnny1901 rook1902 fresh meat1908 malihini1914 initiand1915 stooge1930 intakea1943 cub1966 1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco I. 249 ‘But it's Johnny Comelately, aint it, you?’ said a young mizzen topman. 1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing ii. 33 The most laughable tricks were continually played off upon the ignorance of the new-comers. ‘Johnny-come-lately,’ is the butt for everybody's practical jokes. 1907 J. P. Fitzpatrick Jock of Bushveld 16 ‘Johnny-come-lately's got to learn’ was held to be adequate reason for letting many a beginner buy his experience. 2015 M. Veitch Southern Surveyor 229 When I came onboard, I'd hoped to take one of the main berths, but I was told I was just a Johnny-come-lately and I was given a cabin with someone who had been to sea a lot more than me. 2. a. A person who has newly come to a place, situation, etc.; a recent arrival; a newcomer. Cf. Johnny Newcome n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one who or that which is new to the scene new mana1387 newcomerc1450 mushrooma1593 Johnny Newcome1800 new boy1847 new girl1853 Johnny-come-lately1855 newie1856 new bug1900 new-tick1934 Johnny-come-lately1946 1855 Harper's Mag. Dec. 37/1 Let it [sc. yellow fever] catch hold of a crowd of ‘Johnny come latelys’, and it plants them at once. 1879 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Oct. 398/1 The old pioneer looked at the clerk.., and then merely saying, ‘You're a plagued Johnny-Come-Lately, that's what you are!’ arose and left the court-room. 1920 Leonora Miner (Austral.) 1 May The candidate..having been closely connected with the Labor movement on the goldfields for the past 23 years..could not be termed a ‘Johnny-come-lately’. 1972 Listener 16 Nov. 671/2 Here [i.e. in Utah] man himself is a Johnny-come-lately. b. A person who has recently started to take an interest in something, such as a television show, sports team, etc. Occasionally somewhat depreciative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one or those who are new to something first timer1881 new entry1896 Johnny-come-lately1943 1943 Court of Appeals N.Y.: T. Steel vs. Flushing Hosp. & L. G. Hunter: Brief on Behalf Respondents 28 It would certainly be a mockery of justice..to dilute that right by granting an equal right to apellant and to other ‘Johnny-come-latelies’ who did not think enough of the Hospital to support it in either 1941 or 1942. 1990 Sports Illustr. 19 Nov. 47/2 Smith..explains his reticence more as a natural distrust for the Johnny-come-latelies who are only now discovering him. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Mar. A scene that neatly encapsulated the entire point of series two, especially designed for any of the Johnny-come-latelys who might have been nodding off. c. figurative. Something that has been in existence for only a (relatively) short time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one who or that which is new to the scene new mana1387 newcomerc1450 mushrooma1593 Johnny Newcome1800 new boy1847 new girl1853 Johnny-come-lately1855 newie1856 new bug1900 new-tick1934 Johnny-come-lately1946 1946 M. Shulman Zebra Derby iii. 22 Postwar planning in these United States was no Johnny-come-lately. 1978 R. Davies One-half R. Davies 145 The theatre is as old as Prophecy and the Epic, and to look upon it as the bastard sibling of such Johnny-come-latelies in the arts as the Novel or Lyric Poetry is to do it a grave injustice. 2012 New Yorker 30 July 70/3 Long-arc television is just a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to episodic storytelling. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Of a person: that has newly come to a place, situation, etc.; that has newly joined, adopted, or become interested in something; new, inexperienced. Also of a thing: that has been newly created, developed, or introduced. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adjective] > recently come into a state or position > new to a situation or place (of person) young1497 upspring1603 Johnny-come-lately1953 1953 Amer. Scholar 23 17 The excessive power and renown of many Johnny-come-lately anti-Communists. 1961 W. Brandon Indians (1987) vi. 162 The ‘old settlers’ of the colony often had closer ties among the neighboring Pamunkeys or Appomattocs..than among the johnny-come-lately new settlers. 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 12 May 39/1 The work ethic..is a johnny-come-lately value, along with thin thighs and nonsmoking hotel rooms. 2013 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 12 Mar. 6 Most are johnny-come-lately fans, they say, attracted only because of the club's fame and trophies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1839
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