Greenhorn

[skinem]

green·horn

Pronunciation: -"horn
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete greenhorn animal with green or young horns
1 : an inexperienced or naive person
2 : a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs

For some reason I have run into "green" as part of a word or expression a lot today and it struck me how often it is attached to other words...it was, frankly, a little odd today...

[gailr]

For some reason I have run into "green" as part of a word or expression a lot today and it struck me how often it is attached to other words...it was, frankly, a little odd today...

Perhaps you are in your salad days, green in judgement. (But not cold in blood, I hope...)

[skinem]

For some reason I have run into "green" as part of a word or expression a lot today and it struck me how often it is attached to other words...it was, frankly, a little odd today...

Perhaps you are in your salad days, green in judgement. (But not cold in blood, I hope...)

Ha! Nope, no sald days, certainly no greenhorn...it's not my first rodeo! Rather warm blooded and no blue blood!

[Bailey]

For some reason I have run into "green" as part of a word or expression a lot today and it struck me how often it is attached to other words...it was, frankly, a little odd today...

The Green Party is any of various political parties emphasizing environmental issues, grassroots democracy, pacifism, and social justice.
I'm all for partying, this looks like a nice quiet party I can rest in.

mark my-get-up-and-go-has-went Bailey[/quote]

[Perry]

Greenhorn (containing the sense of "new, fresh, recent") was first "young horned animal" (1455), then "recently enlisted soldier" (1650), then "any inexperienced person" (1682).

[Slava]

It would make for a nice change in crossword puzzles, too. Instead of the overworked tyro, we could have a fresh sprout: greenhorn.