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English
Etymology
Representing a pronunciation of newb (a shortened form of newbie).
Pronunciation
Noun
noob (plural noobs)
- (Internet slang, chiefly derogatory) 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.
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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
- 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 (chūbō)
- Norwegian: noob m, nabb m
- Persian: ناشی (fa) (nâši), تازهکار (fa) (tâze-kâr)
- Polish: nowicjusz (pl) m
- 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)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
noob m (definite singular nooben, indefinite plural noober, definite plural noobene)
- (slang, Internet) noob
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
noob m (definite singular nooben, indefinite plural noobar, definite plural noobane)
- (slang, Internet) noob
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
noob m or f by sense (plural noobs)
- (Internet slang) noob (inexperienced user)
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hnru̯em (“seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
noob
- seed
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 277.