Noob?

[scuby]

i know what you guys mean by noob but is this an abbreviation?

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[eyeballkid]

WOW, I had no Idea That this term was so thoroughly defined!

(From Wikipedia):

Newbie is a slang term for a newcomer to online gaming or an internet activity. It can also be used for any other activity in whose context a somewhat clueless newcomer could exist. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgement


"Newbie" can be used as an term to identify newcomers to a game, place, or organization. The variant spellings of "newbie" are also used, especially in online games, as a catch-all insult regardless of the recipient's actual skill or experience. Someone who acts like a "newbie," but isn't one would be referred to as one of the variant spellings. The variant "noob" has become common in spoken English in parts of New York City and New Jersey as a substitute for the word dude.[original research?] Alternate spellings include "newb", "n00b","N00B","noob", and "nub". These alternate spellings of the term, other than "newb," inherit the definition of "newbie" but are generally used in a derogatory manner to indicate uselessness because of the ignorance associated with being a newcomer.

In online gaming, a greater distinction may be made between a 'newb' and a 'noob'. The common consensus is that a newb is someone who through their very nature of being a new player is inexperienced and naive to particular gaming mechanics or etiquette, whereas a noob is a player that is generally considered to be experienced, yet often makes mistakes or solecisms that would more likely be attributed to a newb.

There are a multitude of words that have emerged from the original 'Newbie', each with their own meaning and origins. There are such terms like 'nubcakes' or 'nubotron' which emerged from generally gamers expressing their anger of success with their fellow players. The general rule is to use the nub- or noob- stems in order to create specific insults or expletives, as in nooblet, or nubcracker.

The Korean term 'chobo' has roughly the same connotations as 'newbie', and has been popularised in the English speaking world via the presence of large numbers of South Koreans in some online gaming communities. The antonym of 'chobo' is 'gosu' .

A "newbie" in the U.S. Army was a term to describe new arrivals in the Vietnam theater of war, decades before its popular use on 1980s bulletin boards and subsequent internet message boards and chat rooms.

[scuby]

ok kool. thanx for explainin this to me.