Main Entry: ty·ro
Pronunciation: 'tI-(")rO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural tyros
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin tiro young soldier, tyro
Date: 1611
You're all wrong... comes from the early days of sail (over 4,000 years ago, if I remember correctly). The sailors didn't speak really well at that stage, language having not yet been perfected. The term "tyro" was invented as shorthand for "tie the rope", and the corresponding term "untyro" was invented to say "untie the rope". "Tyro" grew into a legendary term as captains were heard screaming at their crew, as they slowly drifted away from the dock to which they had just come alongside, "Tyro! Tyro!Tyro! TYRO, YOU BLITHERING @#$%&*!"
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