2006-07-17 09:19:02 · 11 answers · asked by A.M.D.G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It was a term used by Westerners, mainly cowboys to refer to someone who was inexperienced in the ways of life in the West. It refers to the state in which cattle horns are when they are growing in.
2006-07-17 09:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I believe and I will except condemnation form my peers, a greenhorn originally refers to the greenish (velvet) that grows on the new horns of a Moose,Render etc before the rut denoting an inexperienced young person/ animal.
2006-07-17 16:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by ♣ My Brainhurts ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 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
2006-07-17 16:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ray T. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A greenhorn is someone who is still 'wet behind the ears' and doesn't have experience necessary to accomplish whatever it is the 'oldtimers' are talking about.
2006-07-17 16:23:02 · answer #4 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish!
2006-07-17 16:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by happymrzot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a term from the pioneer days and meant someone who couldn't survive on their own.
2006-07-17 16:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a new person in the well drilling field.
2006-07-17 16:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some one very inocent with no experiance
2006-07-17 16:21:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sam's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New to something, I believe.
2006-07-17 16:22:07 · answer #9 · answered by Special Ed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a noobe
2006-07-17 16:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋