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snowbird

[ snoh-burd ]

noun

  1. any of various birds that winter in a cold, snowy climate, especially the dark-eyed junco and the snow bunting.
  2. Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather:

    Since 9/11, the ease with which Canadian snowbirds cross the U.S. border has changed.

  3. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a person addicted to cocaine or heroine:

    The cocaine addiction of pre-talkies film star Alma Rubens earned her the unfortunate nickname “Silent Snowbird.”



snowbird

/ ˈəʊˌɜː /

noun

  1. another name for the snow bunting
  2. slang.
    a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of snowbird1

First recorded in 1665–75; snow (in the sense “precipitation; snowflake”) + bird; 1910–15 snowbird fordef 3, with snow (in the sense “cocaine or heroin”)
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With winter nights drawing in across North America, Canadian “snowbirds” – citizens who flee their freezing temperatures for sunnier climes every year – are planning their annual trips to Florida or the Caribbean.

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“The snowbirds have all gone home,” he said.

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The couple planned to become snowbirds, spending most of the year around grandchildren in Everett, then back north to their cabin on an island in Prince William Sound, in summertime.

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Trump was a New York snowbird with a second home in Palm Beach when he was first elected, but he later lost as a full-time Floridian.

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Arizona’s snowbirds and families in wealthier neighborhoods can slip away for the summer, but Adriely said her parents and others in the neighborhood had to work.

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