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| The word newbie is a variant of '' 'new boy' '' and comes from British ] and military ]{{Fact|date=August 2008}}. | The word newbie is a variant of '' 'new boy' '' and comes from British ] and military ]{{Fact|date=August 2008}}. | ||
| In the 1960s the term "newbie" also had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the ] as a slang term for a new man in a unit.<ref>Entry for ''newbie'' in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, ''A Dictionary of Soldier Talk'' (New York: Scribner, 1984), 209. ISBN 0684178621</ref> | In the 1960s the term "newbie" also had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the ] as a slang term for a new man in a unit.<ref>Entry for ''newbie'' in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, ''A Dictionary of Soldier Talk'' (New York: Scribner, 1984), 209. ISBN 0684178621</ref> | ||
| Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the ] newsgroup ].<ref name="esr">{{cite web|url=http://catb.org/jargon/html/N/newbie.html |title=newbie |publisher=Catb.org |date= |accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.<ref>{{cite web|author=Barbara Dyker View profile More options |url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac/msg/68659de9d2d8e42d?hl=en |title=Post to ''comp.sys.mac'' in 1988 |publisher=Groups.google.com |date=1988-05-31 |accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> | Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the ] newsgroup ].<ref name="esr">{{cite web|url=http://catb.org/jargon/html/N/newbie.html |title=newbie |publisher=Catb.org |date= |accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.<ref>{{cite web|author=Barbara Dyker View profile More options |url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac/msg/68659de9d2d8e42d?hl=en |title=Post to ''comp.sys.mac'' in 1988 |publisher=Groups.google.com |date=1988-05-31 |accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> | ||
| == Variants == | == Variants == | ||
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| Coming from an ], the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: ''"It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels..."''). | Coming from an ], the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: ''"It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels..."''). | ||
| Internet usage of the full spelling of "newbie" has not been as widely used as shortened forms.{{Fact|date=June 2009}} A common variant, usually use more than actual word, is "n00b" or "noob", in many cases a negative term where it ] refers to users who disrupt other users.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} Other spellings include "newb", "nub", "nooblet", "n00blet", or any version of these written in ]. | Internet usage of the full spelling of "newbie" has not been as widely used as shortened forms.{{Fact|date=June 2009}} A common variant, usually use more than actual word, is "n00b" or "noob", in many cases a negative term where it ] refers to users who disrupt other users.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} Other spellings include "newb", "nub", "nooblet", "n00blet", or any version of these written in ]. The leet variation, n00b, with two zeros replacing the letter 'o' was accepted as a word in the English language lexicon by the ] on June 10, 2009. <ref> 'Noob' could be the millionth English word </ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Newbie is a slang term for a newcomer to an Internet activity, for example online gaming. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activity. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment.
History
The word newbie is a variant of 'new boy' and comes from British public school and military slang. In the 1960s the term "newbie" also had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the Vietnam War as a slang term for a new man in a unit. Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the USENET newsgroup talk.bizarre. The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.
Variants
Coming from an oral tradition, the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: "It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels...").
Internet usage of the full spelling of "newbie" has not been as widely used as shortened forms. A common variant, usually use more than actual word, is "n00b" or "noob", in many cases a negative term where it degradingly refers to users who disrupt other users. Other spellings include "newb", "nub", "nooblet", "n00blet", or any version of these written in Leet. The leet variation, n00b, with two zeros replacing the letter 'o' was accepted as a word in the English language lexicon by the Global Language Monitor on June 10, 2009.
See also
- FNG, another term for someone new to a unit used in the Vietnam War.
- Newbie is the surname of a fictional family in The Sims computer game series.
References
- Entry for newbie in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, A Dictionary of Soldier Talk (New York: Scribner, 1984), 209. ISBN 0684178621
- "newbie". Catb.org. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- Barbara Dyker View profile More options (1988-05-31). "Post to ''comp.sys.mac'' in 1988". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- 'Noob' could be the millionth English word