greenhorn
noun
an untrained or inexperienced person.
greenhornism
-
a word derived from
greenhorn.
Example Sentences
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As for Lady Afy, he execrated the greenhornism which had made him feign a passion, and then get caught where he meant to capture.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
