new·bie

[noo-bee, nyoo]
noun
a newcomer or novice, especially an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; perhaps newb(orn) + -ie

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newbie (ˈnjuːbɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
slang a newcomer, esp in computing or on the internet
 
[C20: origin unknown; possibly from new boy]

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newbie definition


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?
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newbie definition

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 news: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.
[Jargon File]
(2007-08-02)

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Example sentences
And lots of the newbie businesses being funded by accelerators seem to have
  dubious prospects.
PA, and newbie teachers, it gives suggestions as to what to teach at what
  levels.
He said the nicknames come with the territory for a newbie.
For the newbie, there are few more inspiring places to first experience the
  outdoors.
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