r 1 o 1 o 1 k 5 i 1 e 1
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
originThought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0