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noob

  • /n(j)uːb/

Rhymes with -uːb

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A phonetic representation of newb (a shortening of newbie).

noun noobs · noobz · n00b · newb · nub

  1. Internet, derogatory A newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Noobs are annoying, they never know the forum rules.

    Similar: nubcake

  2. Internet, derogatory Someone who is obsessed with something; a nerd. Don't talk to that pessimistic philosophy noob. He'll shut you down by lamenting for seventy minutes about the "karmic imbalance", and then he'll literally be panting for breath by the end of it.

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noun newbie

Españolnovato, noob
日本語初心者 shoshinsha, 新参 shinzan, 中坊 chūbō
中文菜鸟 càiniǎo, 杂鱼 záyú
हिन्दीनौसिखिया nausikhiyā
Portuguêsnoob, iniciante, novato
DeutschNoob, Nub, Neuling, Anfänger, Gimp
Italianonabbo, niubbo
Русскийновичо́к novičók, но́венький nóvenʹkij, сала́га salága
العربيةمُسْتَجِدّ mustajidd

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@misc{noob_2026,
  title = {noob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}