snowbird
any of various birds that winter in a cold, snowy climate, especially the dark-eyed junco and the snow bunting.
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.
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.”
Origin of snowbird
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How to use snowbird in a sentence
The rich, clustering berries, besides their ornamental character, furnish food for the snowbirds.
Christmas Entertainments | Alice Maude KelloggWe see the little snowbirds flying around, and they are so happy picking up seeds for food.
Light On the Child's Path | William Allen BixlerAt that instant a flock of snowbirds came flitting through the air.
Tell Me Another Story | Carolyn Sherwin BaileyFar below us, like suspended leaves swirling in a wind, a dense flock of snowbirds fluttered.
The Killer | Stewart Edward WhiteWright's long train of mules came sweeping round before the storm like a flight of brown snowbirds driven by a winter tempest.
The Oregon Trail | Francis Parkman, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for snowbird
/ (ˈsnəʊˌbɜːd) /
another name for the snow bunting
US slang a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin
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