greenhorn

greenhorn
greenhornism, n.
/green"hawrn'/, n.
1. an untrained or inexperienced person.
2. a naive or gullible person; someone who is easily tricked or swindled.
3. Slang. a newly arrived immigrant; newcomer.
[1425-75; late ME; see GREEN, HORN; orig. applied to cattle with green (i.e., young) horns]

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