Meanings
- Synonym of wet behind the ears.
Your newspaper has helped me to look at all the other 'brothers and sisters' all around the world as well as taught about the world conditions around us. That's a good way to learn, if you're green behind the ears like me!
1988 May 7, Jeff Hershberger, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 13Synonyms: wet behind the ears
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of wet behind the ears.
Cite this entry
green behind the ears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20behind%20the%20ears
“green behind the ears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20behind%20the%20ears. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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