Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnnies-come-lately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: john-nies--come-late-ly
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of Johnny-come-lately

Example Sentences

"Today there are Trappist abbeys with breweries in Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and the United States, with more in development, but most of these, save for those of the Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven, better known as La Trappe, are Johnnies-come-lately."

Questions

What does johnnies-come-lately mean?: plural of Johnny-come-lately

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