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Meaning of "Johnny-come-latelies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES

Johnny-come-latelies  [ˌdʒɒnɪˌkʌmˈleɪtlɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Johnny-Come-Latelies 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 RHYME WITH JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES


billies
ˈbɪlɪz
Buckley´s
ˈbʌklɪz
collies
ˈkɒlɪz
dailies
ˈdeɪlɪz
follies
ˈfɒlɪz
friendlies
ˈfrendlɪz
gullies
ˈɡʌlɪz
Heelys
ˈhiːlɪz
jellies
ˈdʒɛlɪz
Kimberleys
ˈkɪmbəlɪz
mielies
ˈmiːlɪz
mollies
ˈmɒlɪz
monthlies
ˈmʌnθlɪz
rallies
ˈrælɪz
trolleys
ˈtrɒlɪz
wallies
ˈwælɪz
weeklies
ˈwiːklɪz
wellies
ˈwɛlɪz
Westerlies
ˈwɛstəlɪz
willies
ˈwɪlɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES

John VI
John XXII
John XXIII
johnboat
Johne´s disease
johnnies
Johnnies-come-lately
johnny
johnny cake
Johnny Canuck
Johnny Foreigner
Johnny raw
Johnny Reb
Johnny-come-lately
Johnny-jump-up
johnnycake
Johns
Johnson
Johnson grass
Johnsonian

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES

allies
anomalies
applies
as the crow flies
assemblies
bullies
butterflies
cicelies
complies
contumelies
families
flies
implies
lilies
lovelies
relies
replies
resupplies
supplies
the Two Sicilies

Synonyms and antonyms of Johnny-come-latelies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Johnny-come-latelies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

约翰尼先得, latelies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Latelies Johnny viene-
570 millions of speakers

English

Johnny-come-latelies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जॉनी आ latelies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

latelies جوني ورودها،
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джонни поступления в latelies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Johnny vir- latelies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জনি আসা latelies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Johnny -come - latelies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Johnny-come-latelies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Johnny -come- latelies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョニーは、来る - lateliesを
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자니 - 온 - latelies 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Johnny-come-latelies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Johnny - đi - latelies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜானி வந்தவர்களுக்கு-latelies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉनी-आ-लॅटलीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Johnny-gel-latelies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Johnny-come - latelies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Johnny - come- latelies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джонні надходження в latelies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Johnny veni - latelies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Johnny - come- latelies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Johnny -come- latelies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Johnny - come- latelies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Johnny -come- latelies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Johnny-come-latelies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES»

The term «Johnny-come-latelies» is used very little and occupies the 184.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Johnny-come-latelies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Johnny-come-latelies» 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 Johnny-come-latelies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES»

Discover the use of Johnny-come-latelies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Johnny-come-latelies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quicker, Better, Cheaper?: Managing Performance in American ...
Johnny-Come-Latelies. i. One of the first — and oftentimes testiest — tasks cities faced following their designation as an EZ or EC was the development of a governance structure to guide implementation. Zone governance structures varied ...
Dall Forsythe, 2001
2
Preaching to the Converted: On Sundays and Feast Days ...
We would cynically call the afternoon workers, "Johnny- come-latelies" and chances are if we were confronted with the same situation we would be with the complainers. This story was important to the early church because generations of  ...
Richard Leonard, 2006
3
Oyster
'You just johnny-come-latelies, Jess. You and Major M.' As for what is visible: there are only three of us left here; one Murri woman, and two of us johnny-come- latelies. There may be more survivors, we hope there are more 40 Outer Maroo.
Janette Turner Hospital, 1999
4
Shadows of Power: An Allegory of Prudence in Land-Use Planning
... must be acknowledged, respected and addressed if working relationships are to be built' (Forester, 1 993b: 31 ). 'Johnny-come-latelies' - long-term and short- term residents Excluding Aboriginal people, evidence of long-term residence ...
Jean Hillier, 2003
5
Top Down: Why Hierarchies are Here to Stay and how to Manage ...
The remaining twenty-seven were on university faculties. But all that is changing fast. Corporations may be Johnny-come- latelies to the science and technology business, but they are powerful and fast-moving Johnny-come-latelies.7 So they  ...
Harold J. Leavitt, 2005
6
Undercover Cowboy
Then there were the Johnny-come-latelies. Well, one of the Johnny-come-latelies , she amended. The other one was still back at the house. She'd get to him later. “ Excuse me.” She stepped closer to the one she had at her disposal. “I didn't get ...
Beverly Bird, 2011
7
A Dream of Zion: American Jews Reflect on Why Israel Matters ...
38 “The Nazi terrors had brought many Johnny- come-latelies into the Zionist fold .” EMANUEL CELLER (1888–1981) was a long-time congressman from Brooklyn , New York. He was an activist for immigration reform and fought the restrictive ...
Jeffrey K. Salkin, 2009
8
ThirdWay
In the biblical language of Hebrews 12, it is not the Christians who are the bastards,2 the Johnny-come-latelies, the chemical- additive boys. But there are complications. Is the art produced by Christians today 'Christian art' in the sense that I ...
9
Windows NT Microsoft Cluster Server
Johnny-Come-Latelies. Subsequent to the formation of the MSCS development consortium (i.e., the early adopter partners), a number of other interested parties expressed their willingness and desire to help out or at least join the crowd in ...
Richard Lee, 1999
10
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

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOHNNY-COME-LATELIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Johnny-come-latelies is used in the context of the following news items.
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LOEWEN: Jesus on the hustings: Conservative Party of Canada …
... by the Johnny-come-latelies that articulated the reactionary Weltanschauung of the likes of Preston Manning, Stockwell Day, Stephen Harper ... «InfoTel News Ltd, Jul 15»
2
Chris Cubas Headlines Cap City on July 4th! And July 1st and 2nd …
And all you Johnny-Come-Latelies who are, oh, you're all about the Cubas, now that the guy's been featured on @midnight? You need to know ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»
3
Yul Brynner's Dash Is Balder Than Most in 'Kings of the Sun' and …
... and before Columbus and other johnny-come-latelies. Long before Europeans showed up, as the script by novelist Elliott Arnold and James ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
4
Day-One 'Destiny' Gamers Shouldn't Be Surprised By 'The Taken …
Newcomers and Johnny-come-latelies are getting everything for as little as $60, while day-one buyers will have spent well over $100 when all ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
5
What the Warriors mean for a fan who lost faith in basketball
Most folks, however, are Johnny-come-latelies, willing to hail the victors but not terribly interested in the four-decade slog to the summit. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
6
SuperWrap: Week 15, 2015
The Lions are producing some seriously good rugby players and, unlike most, we are not Johnny-come-latelies when we say that. Both Warren ... «SuperSport, May 15»
7
Zanu PF expulsions boost People First
Anyone can attack anyone including the mafikizolos (Johnny-come-latelies) attacking senior party officials. But just like you if you are fired from the Daily News ... «The Zimbabwe Daily, May 15»
8
Fired Zanu PF chefs accept fate
... most vicious purges since independence, said the “Johnny-come-latelies” were now “basking in glory for destroying the party from within”. «NewsDay, May 15»
9
Chinatown's Restaurant Boom
Even the New York Times—oft criticized as johnny-come-latelies to Angeleno trends—commented on the rise of bohemian galleries and artist ... «LA Magazine, May 15»
10
Tristin Hopper: How I almost voted after being an Albertan for five days
On paper, there might be good reason for hesitating to give the franchise to a bunch of flaky Johnny-Come-Latelies. But take heed from Alberta, ... «National Post, May 15»

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