greenhorn

Related to greenhorn: novice, Green Hornet

greenhorn

1. A very young, naïve, immature, or inexperienced person, especially one who is extremely gullible or easily deceived. Primarily heard in US. We all convinced that greenhorn in work that the boss loves to have "Happy Birthday" sung to him in Spanish!
2. A newcomer or newly arrived immigrant, especially one who is unfamiliar with the customs or ways of a place or group. Primarily heard in US. Alright, Steve, show the greenhorn around the ranch so she'll be ready for work tomorrow. It was tough when I moved to Iceland. I was such a greenhorn that I didn't even know the polite way to order coffee!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • I wasn't born yesterday
  • be born yesterday
  • a babe in arms
  • babe in arms
  • fall off the cabbage truck
  • fall off the turnip truck
  • just fell off the turnip truck
  • turnip
  • babes in the wood
  • a babe in the woods
References in periodicals archive
As for the greenhorn articles, we'd love to hear from you (and anyone else!).
"They are not your typical pop songs, but the reason it was of interest to me was precisely that," insists Greenhorn, whose day job includes writing scripts for Doctor Who.
In 2005 the Centre for the Children's Book is to open in the Lower Ouseburn Valley not much more than a mile from where Armstrong sent his young hero in Greenhorn out to sea and where David Almond allowed his characters to drift on a raft in Heaven Eyes.
They paint a sometimes hilarious, sometimes somber image of the experiences of the "greenhorn" coming to America.
The book's marketing machine -- Johnson is no greenhorn at hype -- claims that "Cheese" has been read by 4 million readers since it was published in 1998, and it still rests high on local business best-seller lists.
But Walsh didn't change the emphasis of the trips just to suit her initial greenhorn status.
Cholodenko claims that she "felt naive and wide-eyed" when she arrived as a lesbian greenhorn in Gotham: "It was 1992, and heroin chic was all around." She remembers the Calvin Klein JUST BE campaign as vividly as the day she found herself at MoMA staring at photographer Larry Clarke's I image of a pregnant junkie shooting up--or the moment she was inspired I by the retrospective of Nan Goldin photographs at the Whitney.
A posthumous autobiography also appeared, Abenteuer eines Gruenen (Adventures of a Greenhorn, 1902).
With a guide, a greenhorn can ride the trails without concern for more than a sore backside, and the scenery and easygoing horses will help you forget even that.
Commenting on the Gubernatorial Debate organized by the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Service, Senator averred, ' it has shown that our Gubernatorial Candidate, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is not a greenhorn and immature politically as being peddled by some cynics and doubting Thomases.
Under criticism for failing to uphold Pakatan Harapan's 'New Malaysia' spirit over his recent remarks in Parliament that only Opposition elected representatives are required to get permission, the political greenhorn also said the 2008 education circular will be reviewed after the Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Duterte's HNP, even if their gubernatorial bet - Edwin Jubahib, an engineer and Alvarez's chief aide - was relatively a 'political greenhorn.'
That also seems to be the wisdom behind the tandem of Alyssa Valdez and greenhorn Mylene Paat; Kianna Dy and newbie Rebecca Rivera; and Cha Cruz-Behag and CJ Rosario.
John Greenhorn, the chairman of the East League said: "The structure of the League will be decided once we have a final number of participants.
M2 EQUITYBITES-May 25, 2015-Synergy Resources to buy remaining 35% working interest in the DJ Basin Greenhorn prospect