English Online Dictionary. What means newbie? What does newbie mean?
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjuːbi/, /ˈnuːbi/
- Rhymes: -uːbi
Noun
newbie (plural newbies)
- (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. [from 20th c.]
- (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
- (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
Usage notes
- The term "newbie" was greatly popularized with the advent of the Internet, but was in use before then.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:newbie.
Synonyms
- novice
- newcomer
- newling
- rookie
- See also Thesaurus:beginner
Antonyms
- knowbie
Coordinate terms
- midbie
- oldbie