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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fresh meat (uncountable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fresh, meat. Tags: uncountable Translations (literally, meat which is fresh): ཉི་ཤ (nyi sha) (Sikkimese)
    Sense id: en-fresh_meat-en-noun-unt9ErTR Disambiguation of 'literally, meat which is fresh': 72 16 12
  2. (informal) A person or group of people who arouse one's interest, either as a new target for deception, humiliation or ridicule, or as a potential love interest or one-night stand. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fresh_meat-en-noun-FLIt8XUL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Sikkimese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 52 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 55 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 58 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Sikkimese translations: 6 54 40 Synonyms: comeling, newling, offcomer, blow-in [Ireland], come-here [US, dialectal], comeling [obsolete], entrant, FOB [derogatory, sometimes], fresh meat [informal], freshie [UK], greener [derogatory, slang], incomer, Johnny-come-lately, Johnny Raw, new chum [Australia, dated, derogatory, mildly], newcomer, newbie, newling, offcomer, outcomeling, stranger
  3. (informal) Any newcomer. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fresh_meat-en-noun-ncDetCHC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 52 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 36 59 Synonyms: inceptor, neophyte, noob, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, amateur, beginner, bun [Internet, slang], colt, first-timer, fledgling [figuratively], FNG, fresh meat, freshman [obsolete], greenhorn [US], greenie [US, slang], greener [derogatory, slang], homo novus [rare], inceptor, initiate, Johnny-come-lately [idiomatic], learner, neophyte, newbie [slang], newb [Internet, pejorative, slang], newbro, new chum [Australia], newcomer, newfag [Internet, pejorative, slang], newfriend [Internet, slang], newling, noob [Internet, pejorative, slang], n00b [Internet, pejorative, slang], novice, novitiate, nozzer [dated, derogatory, slang], nub [Internet, pejorative, slang], nubcake [Internet, pejorative, rare, slang], puny [obsolete], pup, probationer, probationist, probie, recruit, stranger, rookie, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro, tyrone [obsolete], younker [obsolete]
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        {
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          "word": "puny"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "pup"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "probationer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "probationist"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "probie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "recruit"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "stranger"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "rookie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "tenderfoot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "trainee"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "word": "tyro"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "tyrone"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "younker"
        }
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sip",
      "lang": "Sikkimese",
      "lang_code": "sip",
      "roman": "nyi sha",
      "sense": "literally, meat which is fresh",
      "word": "ཉི་ཤ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fresh meat"
}

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