green as a gooseberry

adjective

Young and inexperienced.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. simileYoung and inexperienced.

Translations

German grün hinter den Ohren
  • grün hinter den Ohrenvery young and inexperienced
Russian молоко́ на губа́х не обсо́хло
  • молоко́ на губа́х не обсо́хло (molokó na gubáx ne obsóxlo)very young and inexperienced
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APA

green as a gooseberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20as%20a%20gooseberry

MLA

“green as a gooseberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20as%20a%20gooseberry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green as a gooseberry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20as%20a%20gooseberry.

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