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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

References

  1. 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
  2. "Newbie". Jargon File. Catb.org. Retrieved May 05, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. Broek, Anna Vander (April 23, 2009). "Gamer Speak for Newbs". Forbes. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  5. 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)
  6. "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.

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