I know it originated in the States, but rooks and beginners?
2007-10-20 22:56:17 · 5 answers · asked by boy from bali 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
stupid bloody american term is what it is.. cos they cant spell beginner, novice, apprentice or trainee
rookie
1892, "raw recruit," originally in Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, perhaps from recruit, influenced by rook (1) in its secondary sense, suggesting "easy to cheat."
2007-10-20 22:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Supposedly the term is a variation of the word "recruit" influenced by a type of bird called a "rook" which is a type of crow.
2007-10-20 23:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by JAS 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity.
2007-10-21 00:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Nitin T F1 fan 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Barry R is correct. Americans can't spell.
2007-10-22 06:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's probably an alteration of the word 'recruit'
2007-10-21 21:53:55 · answer #5 · answered by purpleCat 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋