blow-in

adjective

1. (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper:

   blow-in cards.

blow in

¹

verb

1. informal.
   intr, adverb to arrive or enter suddenly

blow-in

²

noun

1. informal.
   an unwelcome newcomer or stranger

Idioms and Phrases

Arrive, especially unexpectedly. For example, Just when we'd given him up, Arthur blew in . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

Related Words

• foreigner
• immigrant
• migrant
• outsider
• refugee
• settler
• stranger
• visitor