new chum

Etymology
From +.

Noun

 * 1)  A newly arrived convict.
 * 2)  A beginner; a novice.
 * 3)  A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.
 * 4) * 1906, Edward Dyson, In the Roaring Fifties, 2005, Gutenberg eBook #17045,
 * ‘New chum?’ queried the barman, after serving him.
 * ‘I suppose I am,’ replied Jim. ‘Look here, would you mind telling me what in the devil′s name a new chum is?'
 * ‘A new chum is a man fresh from home.’
 * ‘From England?'
 * ‘Scotland, Ireland, anywhere else, if he′s green and inexperienced. Miners from the Californian fields don′t rank as new chums.’
 * 'And how am I known as a new chum?’
 * The barman grinned. ‘That′ll tell on you all over the place,’ he said, indicating the bag. ‘That′s a true new chum′s bundle. No Australian would expatriate himself by carrying his goods in that fashion. He makes them up in a roll, straps them, and carries them in a sling on his back. His bundle is then a swag. The swag is the Australian′s national badge.’
 * 1) * 1990, John Lane, Fairbridge Kid, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, |%22new+chums%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22new+chum%22|%22new+chums%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bg-_T9KPIO6aiQfu4sWeCg&redir_esc=y page 114,
 * Being a new chum at Fairbridge meant that I had to go through a lengthy period of initiation all over again.
 * Being a new chum at Fairbridge meant that I had to go through a lengthy period of initiation all over again.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:beginner
 * ,, , , ; see also Thesaurus:newcomer