JOHNNY-COME-LATELY


Meaning of JOHNNY-COME-LATELY in English

/jon"ee kum'layt"lee/ , n. , pl. Johnny-come-latelies, Johnnies-come-lately .

a late arrival or participant; newcomer: the Johnny-come-latelies producing space-war films after the trend had ended.

Also, Johnnie-come-lately .

[ 1825-35; from the proper name JOHNNY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .