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fresh off the boat

fresh off the boat

Newly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated the host country's language, culture, and/or behavior. My grandfather was still fresh off the boat when he opened up his business here in 1820, and he didn't speak a lick of English.
See also: boat, fresh, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tessan-Swedish
Baqir-Arabic
MeallÁNMEL-awnIrish
MelanieMEL-ə-nee (English), ME-lah-nee (German)English, German, Dutch
BenjaminBEN-jə-min (English), bawn-zha-MEN (French), BEN-yah-meen (German)English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
Sewerynse-VE-rinPolish
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