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PRONUNCIATION OF JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Johnnies-Come-Lately is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY

John Paul I
John Paul II
John Q. Public
John the Baptist
John Thomas
John VI
John XXII
John XXIII
johnboat
Johne´s disease
johnnies
johnny
johnny cake
Johnny Canuck
Johnny Foreigner
Johnny raw
Johnny Reb
Johnny-come-latelies
Johnny-come-lately
Johnny-jump-up

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY

absolutely
accurately
adequately
alternately
appropriately
approximately
deliberately
delicately
desperately
fortunately
immediately
intimately
lately
legitimately
moderately
passionately
privately
separately
stately
ultimately
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of Johnnies-come-lately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Johnnies-come-lately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY

Find out the translation of Johnnies-come-lately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Johnnies-come-lately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Johnnies-come-lately» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

约翰尼斯先得,最近
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Johnnies - vienen últimamente
570 millions of speakers

English

Johnnies-come-lately
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Johnnies आ हाल ही में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Johnnies الذي جاء متأخرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джонни поступления в последнее время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Johnnies -chegada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Johnnies আসা ইদানীং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Johnnies - viennent sur ​​le tard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Johnnies-come-lately
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Johnnies -come- in letzter Zeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョニーは、来て、最近
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조니 는 - 온 - 최근
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Johnnies-teka-akhire
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Johnnies - đi - thời gian gần đây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Johnnies வந்தவர்களுக்கு-நெருக்கத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉनीज-नुकतेच आले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Johnnies geç gelen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Johnnies - arrivano - ultimamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Johnnies - come- ostatnio
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джонні надходження в останній час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Johnnies -veniți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Johnnies - come- τον τελευταίο καιρό
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Johnnies -come- lately
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Johnnies - come- nyligen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Johnnies -come -lately
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Johnnies-come-lately

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY»

The term «Johnnies-come-lately» is normally little used and occupies the 121.059 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Johnnies-come-lately» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Johnnies-come-lately» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Johnnies-come-lately

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY»

Discover the use of Johnnies-come-lately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Johnnies-come-lately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Politics in the New South: Republicanism, Race, and ...
As far as state and local politics were concerned at midcentury, the South was still solidly Democratic. 118 And yet in spite of this well-known point, at the Johnnies Come Lately: Southern Republicanism in State and Local Politics.
Richard K. Scher, 1996
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Garner's Modern American Usage
By 1899, the pants were well on their way to international popularity. Language- Change Index jodhpur misspelled and mispronounced ✳jodphur: Stage 2 Johnny-come-lately. Pl. Johnny-come-latelies—not ✳Johnnies-come-lately. See plurals ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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The IPINIONS Journal: Commentaries on the Major Events of ...
UPDATE Johnnies come lately praise UConn As anticipated above, high-profile men are coming out of the woodwork to praise UConn's historic streak. Nobody personifies this belated praise quite like President Obama, who interrupted Coach ...
Anthony Livingston Hall, 2011
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Before The Fall: An Inside View Of The Pre-Watergate White House
Nixon did not forget his old nemesis, either: when I was assigned to work on Agnew speeches in the 1970 campaign, I suggested that the Vice President ridicule as "Johnnies-come-lately" some of the Democratic candidates who had ...
‎2005
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Don't Come Back Until You Find It: Tales from an Antiques Dealer
Meanwhile, the two big auction houses continued taking a larger share of the antiques trade.The more I watched this phenomenon, the angrier I got.These paddle jockeys were johnnies- come-lately in my field—worse, many of their so- called ...
Bruce Newman, 2010
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Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution
Palestinian nationalist ideology, on the other hand, insists that the Palestinian nation had been long established; after all, the Palestinians have been there for centuries and centuries, unlike the Johnnies-come-lately Jewish settlers. It does not ...
Moshé Machover, 2012
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Futuresto: Musings on the Shape of Things to Come
... of starched unconscionable people Goaded by bullish ego merit purloined from others Failures blamed on norms beyond human control Success pinned on chests swollen with insolence Johnnies come lately of dubious provenance ask To ...
Puran C. Gururani, 2013
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LEGENDS OF THE PHOENIX: Tales of Forgotten Past
TWIST THEIR MINDS, STRING UP NERVS! Suppress will of those, who objects you. Discredit Johnnies-come-lately and yellers, turn loose crowd' ambition to sceptics. Use rhetorical techniques in discussions and disputes, which are close to ...
Alexey Vasilyevich Trekhlebov, 2014
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U. S. Government Correspondence Manual 1992
... itself fly-by-nights hand-me-downs Johnnies-come-lately Significant word last assistant attorneys assistant commissioners assistant secretaries deputy sheriffs lieutenant colonels trade unions vice chairmen, vice chairs vice presidents When  ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1992
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The Language of Silence - Volume 2
Apparently not, not if history has anything to say about it and it obviously does if only by virtue of the experiments, those johnnies-come-lately insuring absolution to a language not only condemned out of its own mouth but, come to the end of ...
George Schloss, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Johnnies-come-lately is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is 20 February past its sell-by date?
The well-known phenomenon of churn leads to new ships — maybe owned by private equity or other johnnies-come-lately — being covered at ... «TradeWinds, Mar 15»
2
Count me in
We need Mr. Mods to continue writing to guide us, the Johnnies-come-lately in this conversation. First question: What is in this company and its ... «Visayan Daily Star, Mar 15»
3
Trade, investment and the human resources of Guyana
... very limited value-added contribution of sugar to the economy makes the complaints against Bai Shanlin and Vaitarna, Johnnies-come-lately, ... «Stabroek News, Feb 15»
4
Against BJP, Aam Aadmi Party 'turncoats', Congress pushes 'clean …
... the saffron outfit today, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi branded them as "johnnies-come-lately" who could not be trusted. «Economic Times, Jan 15»
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Editor's Notebook: Let's hope to survive as long as our region's …
... enthusiastic urban neighbors, this symbolic step is a valuable reminder that Europeans are distinctly Johnnies-come-lately in the Americas. «Chinook Observer, Oct 14»
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26 fancy, unusual plurals that work like 'attorneys general'
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF. 26. JOHNNIES-COME-LATELY. English has no problem turning even bigger phrases into nouns and pluralizing them the ... «The Week Magazine, Sep 14»
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Malkin: Colorado powers fear Tancredo bid for governor
Long before so many Johnnies-come-lately started waking up to the dire national security, public safety, public health and economic threats ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jun 14»
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Why the fight for independence has left Yes Scotland behind
After 80 years of campaigning for independence, it must have been difficult for the SNP to hand over the job to a bunch of Johnnies-come-lately ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 14»
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Incumbent, 7 hopefuls aim to give TPS board a new look
Many of the other candidates, he said, are “Johnnies-come-lately” when it comes to public education. Though he supports most of the district's ... «Toledo Blade, Oct 13»
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Cloudy Forecast for Holiday Spending Prompts More Promotion
Still, Toys “R” Us and Premium Outlets are johnnies-come-lately when compared with some practitioners of “Christmas creep” this year. «New York Times, Oct 13»

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