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snowbird definition

snow·bird (-bʉrd′)

noun

  1. a widely distributed junco (Junco hyemalis) commonly seen in the winter
  2. ☆

    Etymology: see snow, & bird,

    Slang a person addicted to the use of cocaine or heroin
  3. ☆ Slang a northern tourist who vacations in the South during the winter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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