newfag

English

Etymology

new +‎ -fag

Pronunciation

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Noun

newfag (plural newfags)

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A n00b; an inexperienced member of the 4chan community (or any other online community).
   • 2008 July 11, Onideus Mad Hatter [username], “BTW Lego Newfag”, in rec.toys.lego‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Oh, also, using Outhouse Express...yeah, really shows off what a Usenet newfag you are, just a lil FYI for ya. You might wanna try XNews or Agent or any *REAL* news browser (not a mail client with some sloppily added extras).

   • 2009 March 28, darthmark [username], “Re: I Love 1997 [was: Is Usenet Dying? Or anime?]”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I got branded a newfag by some of the asshat old-timers.

   • 2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web‎^[3], The Overlook Press, →ISBN:

     Many veteran users bemoaned that the newfags were only interested in trolling, and cared not for meme creation and ultranerdy culture.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:newfag.

Antonyms

• oldbie, oldfag (sometimes offensive)

Hyponyms

• summerfag