new kid on the block

English

Noun

new kid on the block (plural new kids on the block) (usually definite, the new kid on the block)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) Someone or something new to an existing community.
    • 1996 August 19, Louis Herrink, "Chaos Ruled Convention Logistics, Delegate Finds", The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia), page A4 :
      While the Reform Party is the new kid on the block, its members who attended its first national convention this weekend acted like delegates to any other political convention.
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