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”

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