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new⋅bie

  [noo-bee, nyoo‑]
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–noun
a newcomer or novice, esp. an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; perh. newb(orn) + -ie
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new·bie   (nōō'bē, nyōō'-)   
n.   Slang
One that is new to something, especially a novice at using computer technology or the Internet.

[From new (with b as in freebie).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
newbie

and noob
  1. n.
    someone who is new to a group, place, activity, etc. (The opposite of oldbie.) : I'm just a newbie, but I do have a question for the group. , Will you noobs ever learn to read the FAQ?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

newbie jargon
/n[y]oo'bee/ (Sometimes shorted to "noob") Originally from British public-school and military slang variant of "new boy", an inexperienced user.
This term surfaced in the newsgroup talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one group while remaining a respected regular in another. The label "newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue.
See BIFF.
[The Jargon File]
(2007-08-02)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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