NAIVE, NAIVETY
ADJECTIVES
1598 — NAIF naive, natural, artless
1826 — PUPPYISH gentle, naive; devotedly or unquestioningly loyal
1891 — CHUMPY naive, gullible → US sl.
1895 — CABBAGE-LOOKING naive, gullible
1896 — NEW naive and gullible → US sl.
..20C — JUST COME UP naive, gauche, inexperienced, stupid
1910 — GAELIC naive, foolish, ingenuous → Sc.
1918 — SOPPY naive; foolishly sentimental → UK sl.
1935 — LAME naive; socially unsophisticated → US sl., esp. African-American
1957 — OUT TO LUNCH in a daze, stupid, naive → sl.
1986 — JUST FELL OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK utterly naive or unsophisticated → Amer. sl.
1990 — MUM AND DAD naive, by criminal standards → Aust. sl.
NOUNS
1776 — PUPPYISM impertinence; conceited; youthful naivety, inexperience
NOUNS, PERSON
1542 — BABE a naive, inexperienced, innocent person
1544 — PUPPY a young man, esp. one who is inexperienced or naive → colloq., often derogatory
1623 — CHUB an inexperienced, naive person → UK sl.
1731 — BABE IN ARMS a naive or gullible person
1795 — BABE IN THE WOOD(S) a naive, inexperienced, innocent, or person in a potentially dangerous situation
1848 — GREENY a naive or inexperienced person; a greenhorn → Amer. dial.
.M19 — OLD SOLDIER a naive person → sl.
1860 — SILLIKIN a naive person → sl.
1866 — TENDERFOOT a naive or inexperienced person → Amer. dial.
1877 — GREENER a naive person; a greenhorn → Amer. dial.
1882 — ANGEL a naive or otherwise exploitable person who may be imposed upon for money or other favours → Amer. sl.
1886 — YOB a naive, gullible, or unintelligent person → chiefly Aust. & NZ
1889 — LABRICK a naive or foolish person → Amer. sl.
1895 — LAVERICK a naive person; a greenhorn → Amer. dial.
..L19 — HOMEBOY a naive person, newly arrived in the city from the countryside → sl.
..20C — BUTTERCUP a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — DAFFODIL a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — DAISY a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — IRIS a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — LILY a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — PANSY a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
..20C — TULIP a naive and innocent youth → Brit. sl.
1902 — APPLE KNOCKER a naive or ignorant person → US colloq.
1904 — COUNTRY BOOKIE a naive rustic → Trinidad and Tobago
1910 — GONSIL — GUNSHEL — GUNTZEL — GUNZEL — GUNZL a naive young man → US sl.
1910 — MOOCH a naive or gullible person → colloq.
1910 — UM-CHAW a naive, doltish person → Pig Latin for ‘chump’
1910 — UMPCHAY a naive, doltish person → Pig Latin for ‘chump’
1912 — SOB SISTER a naive, soft-hearted person → US sl.
1914 — GAZOONEY a naive person → US sl.
1914 — RABBIT a naive person
1935 — SQUARE APPLE a naive, gullible person → US criminals’ sl.
1938 — SQUARE FROM DELAWARE an exceptionally naive, conventional person → US sl.
1940 — ALVIN a naive, easily cheated person → Amer. carnival usage
1948 — NATURE BOY a naive, innocent man or boy; used ironically → Amer. sl.
1952 — YAP a naive, gullible local resident → US circus & carnival sl.
1967 — YOUNG BLOOD a relatively inexperienced or naive young man → African-American sl.
1971 — BACKDATED CHUCK a naive, stupid, backward, and ill-informed person → Boonville California jargon (Bk.)
1972 — MOOCHIE a naive or gullible person → US gambling sl.
1980 — BEBOPPER a naive, inexperienced person → African-American sl.
1982 — TAMEVATE a naive person → Jewish (Bk.)
1989 — MUPPET a person prone to mishaps through naivety
1992 — BABBO a naive, law-abiding citizen → US sl.
1992 — SAWNEY a naive person → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1996 — COUNTRY BOOBOO a naive, gullible person → British Virgin Islands
2004 — BUSH BUNNY a naive, unsophisticated woman
PHRASES
1952 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM APPLE BUTTER to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1963 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM SHINOLA to be exceptionally naive or ignorant about a topic → sl.
1970 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM BEANS to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1972 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM TUNAFISH to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1979 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM SHINE to be exceptionally naive or ignorant about a topic → sl.
1980 — JUST FALLEN OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK very naive, unsophisticated
1980 — JUST FALLEN OFF THE TURNIP TRUCK very naive, unsophisticated
1980 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM CLAY to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1989 — NOT KNOW DUNG FROM HONEY to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1993 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM A SALAMI to be exceptionally naive or ignorant → sl.
1994 — NOT KNOW SHIT FROM TOOTHPASTE to be exceptionally naive or ignorant about a topic → sl.
VERBS
1903 — FALL FOR to naively accept as true → Amer. colloq.
1991 — FALL OFF A MANGO TREE to be extremely naive → Trinidad and Tobago sl.