ninety-day wonder
[ nahyn-tee-dey ]
/ ˈnaɪn tiˌdeɪ /
noun Informal.
an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.
Origin of ninety-day wonder
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby ninety-day wonder
nineteenth hole,
nineteenth man,
ninetieth,
ninette,
ninety,
ninety-day wonder,
ninety-eight,
ninety-eighth,
ninety-fifth,
ninety-first,
ninety-five