Newb vs Noob 1616 Responses

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• zaq

  What is the difference between newb and noob

  also is it an adjective or adverb?

  Mar 8, 10, 10:25 a.m. – Permalink

• dMullins

  There is no difference. The original form is likely NUB, which is a military acronym for non-useful body.

  • it's short for "newbie", comes from chatrooms and forums– scarabin

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:26 a.m. – Permalink

• iheartfun

  noun

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:26 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  n00b is 1337sp34k for newb, which is an abbreviated form of newby or newbie.

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:26 a.m. – Permalink

• iCanHasQBN

  definition: http://www.qbn.com/zaq/

  • +h4x– d_rek

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:27 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  http://www.urbandictionary.com/d…

  II. Defining 'Noob'
  Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more. They expect people to do the work for them and then expect to get praised about it, and make up a unique species of their own. It is the latter we will study in this guide so that the reader is prepared to encounter them in the wild if needed.

  • thanks– zaq

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:28 a.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  I see your excuse to use the strong tags. I SEE THROUGH YOUR MOTIVES!

  • :)– ismith

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:29 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  

  • fucking gingers.– iCanHasQBN1/2

    lol @ icanhas..– rascuache2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:30 a.m. – Permalink

• zaq

  another question.

  can the word "newb" be used as an adjective, similar to "nude": noun and adjective ?

  • no. "he's being newb" < doesn't sounds right.– iCanHasQBN1/6

    how about "he is such a newb"?– zaq2/6

    yes, but in that case, its a noun.– iCanHasQBN3/6

    are you trying to tell someone they're a newb? because you're coming across as the ultimate newb.– iCanHasQBN4/6

    how about "being newbly"?– zaq5/6

    stfu.– iCanHasQBN6/6

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:48 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Back in the day (I'm talking BBSs and text-based RPGs 15+ years ago) we used the term Newbie all the time. As far as I know that was one of the earliest uses of the term. The other spellings are simply derivatives, I think.

  • wow mono. how many years of research did it take you to come up with this?– iCanHasQBN1/5

    none at all...just personal experience. I essentially witnessed the evolution of the 'noob'– monospaced2/5

    I'm right there with ya, mono.– d_rek3/5

    didn't we all? i thought it was obvious that it evolved from Newbie. figured everyone knew– iCanHasQBN4/5

    I thought so too, but zaq seems too have confusion on the subject– monospaced5/5

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 10:57 a.m. – Permalink

• zaq

  is there such a word: newbly ?

  • no, but you are a nubbly– ismith1/2

    chicken nooblets– ismith2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 11:20 a.m. – Permalink

• dasmeteor

  What about The Noob Tube ?
  

  • Those little fckrs.– dasmeteor1/2

    i hate that shit– plash2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 11:25 a.m. – Permalink

• Hombre_Lobo

  lol zaq. "He newbly wall banged the shit out of T side on D2."
  It does not work!

  newbie, noob, nub, newb, nube - all nouns to my knowledge.

  • screw you newbly– zaq1/2

    my place or yours? ;)
    
    ps im sure your not that noobish in bed.– Hombre_Lobo2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 11:27 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  You just noobied that shit. Yeah, not just a noun.

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 11:28 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  noobish. works as an adjective as well

  

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  Dog-earMar 8, 10, 11:29 a.m. – Permalink

• zaq

  Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noo…
  Newb vs. noob

  Newb and noob may have somewhat different connotations. Newbs are simply newcomers—noob and n00b, on the other hand, generally means someone who is obnoxious, annoying, or breaks the rules; whether they are actual newcomers or not is mostly irrelevant. Therefore, a noob may be someone who has been around for a long time but still engages in behavior that he or she should have learned is unacceptable. Noobs are generally confident in what they are doing, but in reality are annoying others. "Newb" is not necessarily an insulting word, but "noob" usually is. If someone makes an unintelligent comment on a forum or asks a question that even other newbies could answer then it is said that they are making a "noobish" comment or asking a "noobish" question. However, due to the evolution of language, the term noob or 'n00b' is now used both ways and newb is used only infrequently.

  

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  Dog-earMar 10, 10, 9:34 a.m. – Permalink

• 3stripe

  Newb is how Noobs try to spell Noob.

  

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  Dog-earMar 10, 10, 11:35 a.m. – Permalink