newbie
IPA: nˈubi
noun
- (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something.
- (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
- (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
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Examples of "newbie" in Sentences
- In that group I am a newbie, which is funny since I've been at Tor nearly half its lifetime.
- Thus, the number one gear advice I can give to the newbie is a good book on the basics of fly fishing.
- The other newbie is Ilanna, a European female in her late 20s to early 30s who possesses great intelligence, but who’s also dangerous as all get out.
- Get to know some people and ask questions and don't be afraid to admit you're a "newbie" - after all, these people had to start somewhere also, right?
- The term newbie or noob, originally thought to be from British public-school and military slang "new boy," was first spotted in the Usenet newsgroup talk. bizarre as an insult to a clueless newcomer.
- To deliver such a prominent franchise into the hands of a relative newbie is a great show of faith from the publisher, but you can be sure that their decision hasn't been incidental and I don't think we'll see a drop in quality.
- Being a newbie is advantageous in that you will be viewing the culture fresh, learning the local dialect as a matter of course, and will elicit all kinds of assistance from helpful folks when shopping, setting up a bank account, etc.
- But the newbie is usually an idealistic recent law school grads who loosens his tie after a long day in court and goes out to a bar with fellow young grads who remind each other that while you win some — and get ready for the flipperoo — you lose some as well!
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