oldbie

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oldbie

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From old + -bie, coined as an antonym for newbie.

noun oldbies

Internet, rare An old-timer, a person with experience. In actuality most oldbie Netters started celebrating, as having all the major ISPs dropping Usenet access would mean a potential end to the 'never-ending September' and would bring Usenet back to its original, non-n00b infested roots as well as obscure the binary froups from the general Joe Public,
Similar: oldfag, oldhead · Opposite: newbie

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@misc{oldbie_2026,
  title = {oldbie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oldbie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}