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Johnny-come-lately
Johnny-come-lately
A newcomer or late arrival to a group or activity. The rest of the staff wasn't too fond of Greg, a Johnny-come-lately who received praise from the manager after just one week on the job. Hurry up, Johnny-come-lately, we've already started today's drills!
Johnny-come-lately
A newcomer, as in She may be a Johnny-come-lately on the board, but she's doing a fine job with publicity. [1830s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Zaccai | | - | Biblical |
| Rohan (2) | | - | Literature |
| Mojisola | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Mohan | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
| Imram | | - | Arabic |
| Jamar | | jə-MAHR | African American |