keltanokka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- greenhorn noun A person who is new to a job, activity, or situation and lacks experience.
- gremlin noun A mischievous imaginary creature blamed for mechanical faults or malfunctions, especially in machinery or aircraft.
- newbie noun Someone who is new to a particular activity, community, or skill.
- rookie noun Someone new to a job, sport, or team; a first-year professional or a novice.
- tenderfoot noun An inexperienced person; a novice.
Senses
keltanokka is used for these senses in English:
- Johnny-come-lately (idiomatic, also, attributive) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.
- greenhorn (chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.
- gremlin (surfing, skateboarding, slang) A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance. [from 1960s]
- newbie (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
- rookie A novice.
- tenderfoot (chiefly, North America) An inexperienced person; a novice.
- tyro A beginner; a novice. [from 17th c.]
gremlin — full definition
- noun A mischievous imaginary creature blamed for mechanical faults or malfunctions, especially in machinery or aircraft.
- noun An unexplained glitch, fault, or source of trouble in a system or piece of equipment.
- noun A troublesome, mischievous, or annoying person.