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snowbird

[ snoh-burd ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌbɜrd /

noun

junco.
snow bunting.
Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather.
Slang. cokehead.

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Origin of snowbird

First recorded in 1665–75; snow + bird

Words nearby snowbird

snowball's chance in hell, a, snowbank, snowbell, snowbelt, snowberry, snowbird, snowblading, snowblink, snowblower, snowboard, snowboarding
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British Dictionary definitions for snowbird

snowbird
/ (ˈsnəʊˌbɜːd) /

noun

another name for the snow bunting
US slang a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin
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