Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green as a gooseberry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
green as a -goose-ber-ry
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Young and inexperienced.

Questions

What does green as a gooseberry mean?
Young and inexperienced.

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