Post by t-bob on Feb 16, 2019 10:03:46 GMT -5
SNOWBIRD aka BLUEHAIR also 😎😎
noun
1. Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather.
2. any of various birds that winter in a cold, snowy climate, especially the dark-eyed junco and the snow bunting.
Quotes
I don’t know if I can be a snowbird every year... But I’m going to try, even if it’s only for a week or two: for more winter sunrises, for more sunlight, and even for more — why not? — joyful crying. -- Jen A. Miller, "How I Became a 37-Year-Old Snowbird," New York Times, February 23, 2018 As the temperature drops and months of cold weather loom ahead, snowbirds pack up for warmer climates, anticipating sunny days free of freezing ice, snow shoveling and other winter worries. -- Mary Kane, "Prep Your House for Snowbird Season," Kiplinger's Retirement Report, January 2018
Origin
Snowbird has three distinct meanings. The original meaning, “a bird that spends winters in a cold climate,” dates from the late 17th century; the second, “a person who travels from the cold north to spend the winter in the warm, sunny south,” dates from the mid-1920s; the third sense, “a person addicted to heroin or cocaine,” dates from around 1915
noun
1. Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather.
2. any of various birds that winter in a cold, snowy climate, especially the dark-eyed junco and the snow bunting.
Quotes
I don’t know if I can be a snowbird every year... But I’m going to try, even if it’s only for a week or two: for more winter sunrises, for more sunlight, and even for more — why not? — joyful crying. -- Jen A. Miller, "How I Became a 37-Year-Old Snowbird," New York Times, February 23, 2018 As the temperature drops and months of cold weather loom ahead, snowbirds pack up for warmer climates, anticipating sunny days free of freezing ice, snow shoveling and other winter worries. -- Mary Kane, "Prep Your House for Snowbird Season," Kiplinger's Retirement Report, January 2018
Origin
Snowbird has three distinct meanings. The original meaning, “a bird that spends winters in a cold climate,” dates from the late 17th century; the second, “a person who travels from the cold north to spend the winter in the warm, sunny south,” dates from the mid-1920s; the third sense, “a person addicted to heroin or cocaine,” dates from around 1915
