new girln.adj.
/ˈnjuː ɡəːl/, U.S. /ˈn(j)u ˌɡərl/ A schoolgirl during her first term(s) at a school. Also (in extended use): a (young) woman newly come into a given situation or social environment. Cf. new boy n.In quot. 1968 used as adjective.
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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
society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > schoolgirl > new
new girl1853
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 56 I shall send Miss Temple notice that she is to expect a new girl, so that there will be no difficulty about receiving her.]
1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth I. i. 16 Most new girls get impatient at first; but it goes off.
1924 D. Moore Fen's First Term v. 59 A dozen people charged hospitably at the new girl with biscuits and milk.
1951 N. Mitford Blessing i. viii. 93 She was a new girl, she must watch her step.
1968 ‘R. Llewellyn’ End of Rug (1969) xix. 151 I went from school to school... I was rather new-girl at times, of course. A little lonely.
1990 D. Bolger Journey Home (1991) i. 24 He drew people out, spending days, if a new girl came, just talking to her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1853- to throw out of gear
- to throw out of state
- to throw out on etc ass
- to throw out on her ass
- to throw out on his ass
- to throw out one's eyes
- to throw over
- to throw over the bar
- to throw over the perch
- to throw overboard
- to throw papers
- to throw reins on
- to throw round
- to throw shade
- to throw sidelight on
- to throw someone a curveball
- to throw someone a fall
- to throw someone off guard
- to throw someone on the slagheap
- to throw someone out on etc ass
- to throw someone out on her ass
- to throw someone out on his ass
- to throw something back in a person's face
- to throw something in one's dish
- to throw something on the slagheap