noob

See also: 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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

noob (plural noobs or noobz)

1. (Internet slang, chiefly derogatory) A newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience.

   Synonyms: nubcake (rare), see also Thesaurus:beginner

   Noobs are annoying, they never know the forum rules.

2. (Internet slang, derogatory) Someone who is obsessed with something.

Derived terms

• n00b
• noob cannon
• noobish
• nooblet
• noob tube
• nooby

Descendants

• → Russian: нуб (nub)

Translations

newbie

Arabic: مُسْتَجِدّ m (mustajidd) Chinese: Mandarin: 菜鸟 (zh) (càiniǎo), 杂鱼 (záyú) Dutch: noob (nl), 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, Anfänger (de) m, Gimp m Hindi: नौसिखिया (hi) m or f (nausikhiyā) Icelandic: núbbi m Italian: nabbo (it) m, niubbo (it) m Japanese: 初心者 (ja) (しょしんしゃ, shoshinsha), 新参 (ja) (shinzan), 中坊 (ja) (chūbō) Norwegian: noob m, nabb m Persian: ناشی (fa) (nâši), تازه‌کار (fa) (tâze-kâr) Polish: świeżak (pl) m anim Portuguese: noob (pt) m or f, iniciante (pt), 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), noob (es) m or f Swedish: noob (sv) c Turkish: ezik (tr)

Anagrams

• Bono, NOBO, Obon, boon

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• n00b
• nabb
• nub

Noun

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

1. (slang, Internet) noob

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nabb

Noun

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

1. (slang, Internet) noob

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.bi/, /ˈnub/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnub/ [ˈnuβ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnub/ [ˈnuβ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnub/

Noun

noob m or f by sense (plural noobs)

1. (Internet slang) noob (inexperienced user)

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.