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snowbird

[ snoh-burd ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌbɜrd /
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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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Nearby words

  1. snowball's chance in hell, a,
  2. snowbank,
  3. snowbell,
  4. snowbelt,
  5. snowberry,
  6. snowblading,
  7. snowblink,
  8. snowblower,
  9. snowboard,
  10. snowboarding

Origin of snowbird

First recorded in 1665–75; snow + bird
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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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Word Origin and History for snowbird

snowbird

n.

also snow-bird, from 1680s in reference to various types of birds associated with snow, from snow (n.) + bird (n.1). From 1923 in reference to northern U.S. workers who went to the South in the winter months to work; by 1979 in reference to tourists.

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