tenderfoot
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tenderfoot
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From tender + foot. Refers to the delicate feet of newcomers to ranching or mining areas. First attested 1866.
noun tenderfeet · tenderfoots
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An inexperienced person; a novice.
Similar: abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, amateur, beginner, bun, colt, first-timer, fledgling, FNG, fresh meat, freshman
- A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West). Watson had risen so hurriedly that he had not been careful about his “tarp” and water had run into his bed. But that wouldn’t disconcert anybody but a tenderfoot.
- A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
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noun novice
| Français | pied-tendre, blanc-bec |
|---|---|
| Italiano | novizio |
noun newcomer in the old US frontier days
| Français | pied-tendre |
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Talk about this word "tenderfoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenderfoot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tenderfoot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenderfoot "tenderfoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenderfoot.Cite this
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