2006-06-23 03:41:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
In chess, the castle (rook) is generally the first piece that gets sacrificed if the player is inexperienced. That's why a newbie (someone inexperienced) is called a rookie.
2006-06-23 03:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by domestic shopaholic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Oxford English Dictionary states that the origins are uncertain, but that perhaps it is a corruption of the word recruit. The earliest example from the OED is from Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads (published 1892): So 'ark an' 'eed, you rookies, which is always grumblin' sore, referring to rookies in the sense of raw recruits to the British Army.
2006-06-23 10:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oooh you hang in here as well as the GAY section?
oK whatever tickles your pickle baby
2006-06-23 10:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋