How to Pronounce "fresh off the boat"
expression
FRESH-awf-thuh-BOHT
fresh-OFF-thuh-BOHT
Definition
An informal and sometimes offensive expression for a person who has recently arrived, especially from another country, and is unfamiliar with the culture or language.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɹɛʃ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈboʊt
British English
fɹˈɛʃ/ /ˈɒf/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈəʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FRESH-awf-thuh-BOHT
UK
fresh-OFF-thuh-BOHT
Listen in Context
He is fresh off the boat and learning English.
She felt fresh off the boat on her first day at the new school.
Many people were fresh off the boat when they arrived in America.
It was obvious he was fresh off the boat because he didn't know how to use the subway.