newbie

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English

Etymology

Origin uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive B (compare freebie), perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner. Very likely originated in Newfoundland, where the term 'new boy' is quite common, and sounds like 'newbie' when spoken.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnjuːbi/, /ˈnuːbi/
• Rhymes: -uːbi

Noun

newbie (plural newbies)

1. (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. [from 20th c.]
2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Usage notes

The term "newbie" was greatly popularized with the advent of the Internet, but was in use before then.

Synonyms

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• noob, n00b
• novice
• newcomer
• newling
• rookie
• See also Wikisaurus:beginner

Antonyms

• knowbie

Translations

new (inexperienced) user or participant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新手 (cmn) (xīnshǒu), 菜鳥 (cmn), 菜鸟 (cmn) (càiniǎo) (slang)

• Czech: nováček (cs) m
• Danish: nybegynder (da) c
• Dutch: nieuweling (nl) m, beginneling (nl) m
• Finnish: aloittelija (fi), keltanokka (fi), vasta-alkaja (fi), mopo (fi), nyyppä (fi)
• French: néophyte (fr) m and f, béotien (fr) m, débutant (fr)
• German: Neuling (de), Anfänger (de)
• Italian: nabbo (it) m, niubbo (it) m

• Japanese: 初心者 (ja) (しょしんしゃ, shoshinsha), 今道心 (ja) (いまどうしん, imadōshin), 若僧 (ja) (わかぞう, wakazō)
• Macedonian: новајлија (mk) (novájlija) m
• Norwegian: nybegynner (no), newbie (no) m
• Polish: nowicjusz (pl) m, nowicjuszka (pl) f
• Portuguese: novato (pt), iniciante (pt), neófito (pt) m, principiante (pt)
• Russian: новичок (ru) (novičók) m, (e.g. new student) новенький (ru) (nóvenʹkij) m
• Spanish: novato (es), usuario nuevo m, principiante (es) m and f
• Swedish: nybörjare (sv) c, blåbär (sv) n
• Turkish: çaylak (tr)