newb
English
Etymology
Shortened from newbie.
Pronunciation
- enPR: n(y)o͞ob, IPA(key): /n(j)uːb/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -uːb
Noun
newb (plural newbs)
- (Internet slang, derogatory) A newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.
- 2008 October 6, The Barbarian Sublimation (The Big Bang Theory), season 2, episode 3, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons):
- Level three, and she thinks she's rich. What a newb.
- That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play.
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Translations
newbie — see newbie