come-here

noun

A recent arrival to a place; a person who has only lately come to live in the area.

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Meanings

nouncome-here (plural come-heres)

plural come-heres

  1. USVirginiacolloquialA recent arrival to a place; a person who has only lately come to live in the area.

    There are many other ways of catching crabs, including chicken-necking (a sure sign of a come-here), and traps or pots.

    1997, William H. Turner, Chesapeake Boyhood: Memoirs of a Farm Boy, page 189

    Synonyms: blow-in, comeling, newling, offcomer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA recent arrival to a place; a person who has only lately come to live in the area.

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Cite this entry
APA

come-here. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come-here

MLA

“come-here.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come-here. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come-here,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come-here.

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