snowbird

[snoh-burd] /ˈsnoʊˌbɜrd/
noun
1.
junco.
2.
snow bunting.
3.
Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather.
4.
Slang. cokehead.
Origin
1665-75; snow + bird
Examples from the web for snowbird
  • Although this is a private golf club, it offers social memberships and snowbird memberships for long-term visitors.
British Dictionary definitions for snowbird

snowbird

/ˈsnəʊˌbɜːd/
noun
1.
another name for the snow bunting
2.
(US, slang) a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin
Word Origin and History for snowbird
n.

also snow-bird, from 1680s in reference to various types of birds associated with snow, from snow (n.) + bird (n.1). From 1923 in reference to northern U.S. workers who went to the South in the winter months to work; by 1979 in reference to tourists.

Slang definitions & phrases for snowbird

snowbird

noun
  1. A retired person, usually elderly, who winters in the sunny South: A Connecticut pharmaceutical firm hires elder ''snowbirds'' during the warmer months and holds their jobs open while they winter in Florida (1980s+)
  2. (also snowblower) A cocaine user or addict; cokehead: Nelly's eyes had a glassy, faraway look. Snowbird, he thought to himself (1914+ Narcotics)
  3. Any narcotic addict (1931+ Narcotics)