noob

English

Alternative forms

• n00b, newb, nub

Etymology

Representing a pronunciation of newb (a shortened form of newbie).

Pronunciation

• enPR: n(y)o͞ob, IPA^(key): /n(j)uːb/
• Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

noob (plural noobs)

1. (Internet slang, often pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

   Noobs are annoying, they never know the forum rules.

Synonyms

• nubcake (rare)
• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Translations

newbie

• Arabic: مُسْتَجِدّ m (mustajidd)
• Dutch: noob, nieuweling (nl), beginneling (nl) m, beginner (nl)
• Finnish: nyyppä (fi), nobo (fi), aloittelija (fi), nuupi, peelo (fi)
• Georgian: ახალბედა (axalbeda)
• German: Noob (de) m, Nub m (non-standard, but effective), Neuling (de) m
• Icelandic: núbbi m
• Italian: nabbo (it) m
• Japanese: 初心者 (ja) (しょしんしゃ, shoshinsha), 新参 (shinzan), 中坊 (chūbō)
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• Norwegian: noob m, nabb m
• Polish: nowicjusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: noob (pt) m or f, iniciante, novato (pt)
• Russian: новичо́к (ru) m (novičók), но́венький (ru) m (nóvenʹkij), (informal) сала́га (ru) m or f (salága), (internet slang, pejorative) нуб (ru) m (nub)
• Spanish: novato (es)
• Swedish: noob (sv) c
• Turkish: ezik (tr)

Anagrams

• Bono, NOBO, Obon, boon

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• n00b
• nabb
• nub

Noun

noob m (definite singular nooben, indefinite plural noober, definite plural noobene)

1. (slang, Internet) noob

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nabb

Noun

noob m (definite singular nooben, indefinite plural noobar, definite plural noobane)

1. (slang, Internet) noob

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Portuguese

Noun

1. (Internet slang) noob (inexperienced user)

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White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hnru̯em (“seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒ̃˥/

Noun

noob

1. seed.

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.