词组 | snowbird |
释义 | snowbird noun 1 a person from the northern US or Canada who migrates to Florida or elsewhere in the southern US during winter. Originally applied to men who enlisted in the army just before winter, and then to workers who flocked south in the winter, and then to tourists US, 1979. 2 a cocaine user or addict. Building on SNOW (cocaine) and reaching to pun with the more conventional sense of the term 'snowbird' US, 1914. 3 cocaine UK, 2002. 4 a glob of snow that sticks under a fender CANADA, 1978 snowbirdOne who leaves their home to stay in a warmer climate during the winter months (as to avoid snow and other winter weather). Often said of retirees. Now that my parents are retired, they're total snowbirds—they leave New York after Christmas and spend the rest of the winter in Florida. |
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