stintern

A seasoned hand learning the ropes on a new job.
Pronunciation: Stin-turn.
Root: Stint (period of responsibility) + Intern (trainee).
Note: By extension, Stinternship is the training period on a new job.

Nine months into his job, our VP is still as clueless as a stintern.

by Macarthur45 January 30, 2021