boot
A Marine fresh out of recruit training — and by extension anyone new.
Definitions
US Marine Corps and Navy term for someone who's just graduated boot camp. The shine isn't off them yet — fresh haircut, fresh uniform, no experience, no stories. Used by everyone senior, which in the fleet means everyone. By extension, anyone new to a unit, posting or job is 'a boot' until they've earned otherwise.
Adjective form: anything cringe, try-hard, or newbie-ish. 'That's so boot' means you're acting like someone who just got off the bus at Parris Island.
The luggage compartment of a car; called the trunk in America.
boot In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Early 20th-century US Navy/Marine slang, from 'boot camp' — itself named for the leggings (boots) recruits were issued.
People Also Ask
What does boot mean in Australia?
The boot is the luggage compartment at the back of a car, called the trunk in American English.
Why do Australians call it the boot?
It's British English terminology retained in Australia rather than the American 'trunk'.
How do you use boot in a sentence?
You'd say something like 'Chuck the bags in the boot' when loading a car.
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