Tenderfoot

/ˈtendərfʊt/

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Experience Relevance

Use 'tenderfoot' for someone new to an activity, emphasizing their inexperience.

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Joining the chess club, he felt like a complete tenderfoot.

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Often Non-literal

'Tenderfoot' can be used metaphorically, not just for actual first-time activities.

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Trying to cook for the first time, she joked about being a tenderfoot.

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Mild Connotation

The word 'tenderfoot' has a gentle tone, not usually meant to insult.

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My mentor guided me patiently through the basics, calling me his tenderfoot.

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