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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Ireland, Australia) Someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer..
This had been her local when she worked in Central. All the waitresses knew her by name. Now she was a blow-in.
Maybe it's none of my business as a blow-in, but I loved helping someone local, in return for what I have been given by the people of Achill over the last 25 years.
Use blow-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blow-in means (Ireland, Australia) Someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer..
Common synonyms include come-here, comeling, newling, offcomer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This had been her local when she worked in Central. All the waitresses knew her by name. Now she was a blow-in.
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