"rookie numbers" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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." Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} rookie numbers pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, humorous) Low numbers or a small amount of something, especially seen as signaling one's inexperience or naïveté. Wikipedia link: Matthew McConaughey, The Wolf of Wall Street Tags: humorous, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-rookie_numbers-en-noun-nfk7AdMH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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