newbie
Meanings
noun
- A newcomer, someone new to something.
- A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
- Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
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Etymology
Uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a blend of newborn + baby, or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.
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