单词 | newie |
释义 | newien. colloquial. 1. Chiefly U.S. and Australian. A person who is new to a place, situation, etc.; a newcomer; a novice. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > new inhabitant new-comeOE new-cominga1387 foreigner1422 stranger1447 newcomerc1450 new face?a1513 new comeling1587 come-o'-will1815 settler1815 newie1856 sinkeh1878 new kid1894 ring-neck1898 blow-in1908 malihini1914 mystery1937 new jack1988 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 1856 B. H. Hall Coll. College Words (rev. ed.) Newy, at Princeton College, a fresh arrival. 1917 Truth (Sydney) 1 Apr. 6/7 Two newies had a rough-up at Rozelle. 1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 61 Newies (Var.), novices; neophytes. 1999 Asbury Park Press (Neptune, New Jersey) (Nexis) 19 June h1 Gwen Bennett, Eatontown, a four-year member of the group is still considered a ‘newie’. 2. Originally Australian. A new thing; esp. a joke, story, song, etc., that one has not heard before. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > a new thing or novelty newOE noveltyc1384 novelry1395 novela1450 novality?c1450 neweltyc1475 newel1484 newinga1500 newfangle?1510 novalty1563 newelry?1578 fangle1583 newie1924 1924 H. E. Riemann Nor'-West o' West 60 I've got a few newies since you were here last. 1944 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Mar. 13/2 When I asked him what brand he usually smoked he replied ‘Popeye’. That was a newie on me. 1966 Melody Maker 26 Nov. 2 Dave Dee's newie ‘Save Me’ has an ‘African sound with cowbells’. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 280 I think of all the times we have traveled to a big occasion together: biz, social..now bankers. This was a newie, even for me. 2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Electronic ed.) 9 Apr. They performed a deft balance of old favourites and newies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856 |
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