knowbie
English
Etymology
know + -bie, patterned after newbie, with know replacing new to suggest knowledge.
Noun
knowbie (plural knowbies)
- (Internet) An experienced Internet user.
- 2005, William Safire, "The Way We Live Now: 6-19-05: On Language; Qualassurepurp", The New York Times, 19 June 2005:
- Neither newbie or knowbie, I count myself among the silver surfers, those geezers in Dickensian nightshirts who preceded the blogging guys in pajamas.
- 2005, William Safire, "The Way We Live Now: 6-19-05: On Language; Qualassurepurp", The New York Times, 19 June 2005:
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Quotations
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