Phrase guide

new year, new me

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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