Meaning of new kid on the block | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone or something new to an existing community.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“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.”

“In the first game, humanity was the new kid on the galactic block, struggling for respect as a freshly spacefaring species. As Commander Shepard, you discovered that not only humanity but also all intelligent life was under threat from an insecto-mechanical enemy called the Reapers.”

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