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shavetail
shavetail (ˈʃeɪvˌteɪl) n1. (Military) military slang censorious a derogatory term for a second lieutenant or newly commissioned officer2. (Animals) a pack mule that has not been broken in or trained yet3. censorious a person with little experienceshave•tail (ˈʃeɪvˌteɪl)
n. Slang. a newly commissioned army officer, esp. a second lieutenant. [1890–95, Amer.; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification] shavetail
shavetail1. slang A newly commissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, especially a second lieutenant. Derived from the practice of shaving the tail of untrained pack animals. It was the shavetail's first mission, and he realized he was in over his head. They court-martialed the shavetail for disobeying the admiral's orders.2. slang By extension, any person who is inexperienced in a given field, industry, profession, etc. Why don't you give the case to the shavetail we just hired? It will be tough, but it will put her abilities to the test. some of the older employees resented the fact that a shavetail like me was promoted through the ranks of the company so quickly.shavetail n. a second lieutenant; a noncommissioned officer in the army; any inexperienced person. (Military. From a nickname for an untrained mule that is marked by a shaved tail.) Who’s the shavetail dancing with the colonel’s daughter? |