English
new year, new me
/ˈnjuː jɪə ˈnjuː miː/
Used to indicate a person's intention to adopt significant personal changes or improvements at the start of a new calendar year.
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Origin
From new year + new + me.
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- derivedEnglishnew “Recently made, or created.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishnewe
- inheritedOld Englishnīewe “new”
- inheritedMiddle Englishnewe