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JOHNNY COME LATELY

JOHNNY COME LATELY
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a made-up name for a play. A Johnny-come-lately is a recently arrived person or thing, especially as compared with the more seasoned. State of Man Congress Approved Gls (14.5.92)
JOHNNY COME LATELY
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a made-up name for a play. A Johnny-come-lately is a late or recent arrival or participant, a newcomer as compared to someone more seasoned. It originated in the early nineteenth century in the British navy as Johnny Newcomer, referring to a seaman new to a ship, and was later changed to Johnny-come-lately in the United States.a made-up name for a play. A Johnny-come-lately is a recently arrived person or thing, especially as compared with the more seasoned.a made-up name for a play. A Johnny-come-lately is a recently arrived person or thing, especially as compared with the more seasoned. And he says, "The play Johnny Come Lately shouldn't have come at all.iWhy People Don't Like You (2 Jan. 60)a made-up name for a play. A Johnny-come-lately is a recently arrived person or thing, especially as compared with the more seasoned. And he says, "The play Johnny Come Lately shouldn't have come at all.?Why People Don't Like You (2 Jan. 60)