Etymology

rookie numbers

Today it means: Low numbers or a small amount of something, especially seen as signaling one's inexperience or naïveté. Full definition →

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The story

A reference to Matthew McConaughey's character Mark Hanna in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, who advises protagonist Jordan Belfort to masturbate more frequently: "You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket."

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