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a Johnny-come-lately
a Johnny-come-lately
(old-fashioned) someone who has only recently started a job or activity and has suddenly become very successful She denies suggestions that she's a Johnny-come-lately, saying that she has worked for years to get her own show.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Clarity | | KLER-i-tee, KLAR-i-tee | English (Rare) |
Lidka | | - | Polish |
Madyson | | MAD-i-sən | English (Modern) |
Narayan | | - | Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Bengali |
Dorji | | - | Tibetan, Bhutanese |
Nathaniel | | nə-THAN-ee-əl (English), nə-THAN-yəl (English) | English, Biblical |