blow-in

noun

Someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.

Meanings

nounblow-in (plural blow-ins)

plural blow-ins

  1. AustraliaIrelandSomeone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.

    This had been her local when she worked in Central. All the waitresses knew her by name. Now she was a blow-in.

    2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 389
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    Maybe it's none of my business as a blow-in, but I loved helping someone local, in return for what I have been given by the people of Achill over the last 25 years.

    2023 August 5, Lauren Murphy, quoting Lisa Fukuda, “Sounds of Achill”, in Irish Independent Magazine, page 11

    Synonyms: come-here, comeling, newling, offcomer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow-in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow-in.

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