phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuː jɪə ˈnjuː miː/
General-American:/ˈnu ˌjɪɹ ˈnu ˌmi/
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phrase
Meaning 1
Used to indicate a person's intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From new year + new + me.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
新的一年,新的自己
(xīndeyīnián, xīndezìjǐ)
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Czech:
nový rok, nové já
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Finnish:
uusi vuosi, uusi minä
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Italian:
anno nuovo, vita nuova
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Polish:
nowy rok, nowy ja
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Polish:
nowy rok, nowa ja
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year
Portuguese:
ano novo, vida nova
— used to indicate a person’s intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year