■ noun US military slang, often derogatory a newly commissioned officer.
↘ informal an inexperienced person.
Origin
from the early sense 'untrained pack animal' (identified by a shaven tail).
■ noun US military slang, often derogatory a newly commissioned officer.
↘ informal an inexperienced person.
Origin
from the early sense 'untrained pack animal' (identified by a shaven tail).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004