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    blow-in
    /ˈblōˌin/

    noun

    • 1. a newcomer or recent arrival to a place: informal Australian, Irish "he has lived in the town for 13 years but his foes dismiss him as a blow-in"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLOW IN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. informal to arrive or enter suddenly blow-in 2. Australian and Irish informal an unwelcome newcomer or stranger.... Click for more definitions.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › blow inBlow in Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in. Synonyms of blow in. intransitive verb. : to arrive casually or unexpectedly. Examples of blow in in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLOW-IN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a person, usually from a city, who goes to live in a smaller town or village: They want to keep out the blow-ins and have homes occupied all year round by citizens who will involve themselves in the community. A lot of us were blow-ins from the big city. More examplesFewer examples.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › blow-in_nblow-in, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the word blow-in mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word blow-in. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word blow-in? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word blow-in pronounced?

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBLOW IN - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "BLOW IN" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionblow in phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    phrasal verb. blow in | blow into something. (informal) to arrive or enter a place suddenly. Look who's just blown in! Have you heard who's blown into town? A storm blew in around 4 a.m. Oxford Collocations Dictionary Blow in is used with these nouns as the subject: Take your English to the next level.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblow-in noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of blow-in noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › blow-inblow in | meaning of blow in in Longman Dictionary of...

    blow in meaning, definition, what is blow in: to arrive in a place, especially suddenl...: Learn more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › blow_inblow in - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 23, 2024 · blow in (third-person singular simple present blows in, present participle blowing in, simple past blew in, past participle blown in) (intransitive, slang) To unexpectedly and casually arrive. Synonyms: drop in, pop in.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › blow-inBLOW-IN Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Blow-in definition: (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper. See examples of BLOW-IN used in a sentence.