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    [Noun]  | "ten*der*foot" | \ ˈten-dər-ˌfu̇t \


    1: an inexperienced beginner : novice

    2: a newcomer in a comparatively rough or newly settled region; especially : one not hardened to frontier or outdoor life


    Origin: 1849 ;

    [Noun]  | "tenderfoot" 


    1: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity;


      * e.g., " ... skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves "





     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    1: greenhorn neophyte

      * e.g.,  ... I won't kick your butt right now because I have a tenderfoot. 


     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    2: One who is inexperienced.


     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    3: One who has limited experience.


     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    4: A boy scout who has not earned enough merit badges to quailfy as an Eagle Scout.


     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    5: One who has injured a foot.

     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    1: The first rank to be earned upon entering Boy Scouts.

      * e.g.,  ... "Damnit Joe, this goes by rank, tenderfoots in back." 

     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    1: an inexperienced person, a newcomer

      * e.g.,  ... Though he has skills to succeed, he still behaves like a tenderfoot. 

     [ "tenderfoot" ]

    1: greenhorn, neophyte, boy scout of lower rank than an Eagle Scout.

      * e.g.,  ... I got my merit badges but not enough to become an Eagle Scout. 

     [ "Tenderfoot" ]

    1: American slang dating back to the time of the old west. It was used by people who were established in frontier towns to describe someone new, either to the area or the prevailing conditions; someone lacking experience and who was perhaps a little naive. Mildly disparaging but without any real malice it is still used occasionally to describe someone who is just starting out on their chosen career.

      * e.g.,  ... Despite having been to university, you’re still a tenderfoot when you start in the workplace. 

     [ "jersey tenderfoot" ]

    1: When a clueless moron walks to his car from the beach barefoot and gets 2nd degree burns on his feet from the blacktop in the parking lot.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark Z. got a jersey tendefoot when he went back to his car for a monkey fag break. 

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