snowbird
Regional
- Meaning
- Florida: a northerner who winters in the South.
- Type
- Regionalism
What does “snowbird” mean
A snowbird is a person, often retired, who travels from cold northern states or Canada to spend the winter in Florida (or other Sun Belt destinations). The term has been used in this sense since the 1920s.
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