fresh off the boat
English
Adjective
- (idiomatic, usually derogatory) Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.
- 2005, Lev Grossman, "They Built This City (book review)," Time, 20 Mar.:
- Metropolis is the story of a harmless, hapless, nameless young German immigrant, fresh off the boat in 1860-something, who has a knack for naively stumbling into complicated plots through no fault of his own.
- 2005, Lev Grossman, "They Built This City (book review)," Time, 20 Mar.:
Synonyms
- FOB (abbreviation)
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.