the uninitiated

noun

: people who do not have knowledge of or experience with something
For the uninitiated, let me explain how this device works.

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For the uninitiated, navigating the uneven streets in high heels is a balancing act. Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025 The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 What can the uninitiated expect when DE'WAYNE starts the show? Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes. Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the uninitiated

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“The uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20uninitiated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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