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| ⚫ | '''Newbie''' is a slang term for a newcomer to an ] activity, for example ]. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activity. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value |
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| ⚫ | '''Newbie''' is a slang term for a newcomer to an ] activity, for example ]. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activity. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgement. | ||
| == Meaning == | |||
| A noob or newb, is a new user that is inexperienced and/or does not have experience usually with online websites but also used a lot in games. Also known as newb they are more commonly people who have just joined but can also be long-time users. | |||
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==History== | ||
| ⚫ | In the 1960s–1970s the term "newbie" also had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the ] as a slang term for a new man in a unit.<ref>Entry for ''newbie'' in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, ''A Dictionary of Soldier Talk'', New York: ], 1984, p. 209. ISBN 0-684-17862-1</ref> Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the ] newsgroup '']''.<ref name="esr">{{cite web|url=http://catb.org/jargon/html/N/newbie.html |title=Newbie |publisher=Catb.org |work=] |date= |accessdate=May 05, 2009}}</ref> The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.<ref>{{cite newsgroup |title=Re: some (should-be) ground-rules for submissions to comp.binaries.* |author=Dyker, Barbara |date=June 1, 1988 |newsgroup=comp.sys.mac |id=6402@sigi.Colorado.EDU |url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac/msg/68659de9d2d8e42d?hl=en |accessdate=May 05, 2009}}</ref> | ||
| The word noob means idiot,dumb,and annoying but most people go with noob because its know more than nub is.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} | |||
| ==Variants== | |||
| ⚫ | Coming from an ], the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. '']'' of August 1985: ''"It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels..."''). | ||
| Two derived terms are "newb", a beginner who is willing to learn; and "noob" (often spelt "n00b"), a derogatory name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/words-online-gaming-opinions-books-newbs.html|title=Gamer Speak for Newbs|work=] |author=Broek, Anna Vander |date=April 23, 2009|accessdate=February 16, 2010}}</ref> The latter term was among candidates for the one-millionth English word selection by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/5285085/One-millionth-English-word-could-be-defriend-or-noob.html|title=One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob'|work=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=] |date=May 06, 2009|author=Moore, Matthew|accessdate=February 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.languagemonitor.com/news/millionth-word-finalists-announced038 |title=The Global Language Monitor: Millionth Word Finalists Announced |work=] |quote=N00b – From the Gamer Community; a neophyte in playing a particular game; used as a disparaging term. |date=May 29, 2009 |accessdate=September 18, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| == History == | |||
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| * ], another term for someone new to a unit used in the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | Coming from an ], the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" |
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| *n00b/newbie is a cheatcode in ] ] CrystalAlien Conflict which gives the user triple armour. | |||
| * Newbie is the surname of a fictional family in '']'' computer game series. | |||
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For the Misplaced Pages behavioral guideline, see WP:NEWBIES. Not to be confused with Newby. "Noob" redirects here. For the Mortal Kombat character, see Noob Saibot.
Newbie is a slang term for a newcomer to an Internet activity, for example online gaming. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activity. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgement.
History
In the 1960s–1970s the term "newbie" also had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the Vietnam War as a slang term for a new man in a unit. Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the USENET newsgroup talk.bizarre. The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.
Variants
Coming from an oral tradition, the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: "It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels...").
Two derived terms are "newb", a beginner who is willing to learn; and "noob" (often spelt "n00b"), a derogatory name. The latter term was among candidates for the one-millionth English word selection by the Global Language Monitor.
See also
- FNG, another term for someone new to a unit used in the Vietnam War.
References
- Entry for newbie in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, A Dictionary of Soldier Talk, New York: Scribner, 1984, p. 209. ISBN 0-684-17862-1
- "Newbie". Jargon File. Catb.org. Retrieved May 05, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Dyker, Barbara (June 1, 1988). "Re: some (should-be) ground-rules for submissions to comp.binaries.*". Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac. 6402@sigi.Colorado.EDU. Retrieved May 05, 2009.
{{cite newsgroup}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Broek, Anna Vander (April 23, 2009). "Gamer Speak for Newbs". Forbes. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- Moore, Matthew (May 06, 2009). "One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob'". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "The Global Language Monitor: Millionth Word Finalists Announced". Global Language Monitor. May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
N00b – From the Gamer Community; a neophyte in playing a particular game; used as a disparaging term.