Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled because vandalism. If you are prevented from editing this article, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.

For the Wikipedia behavioral guideline, see WP:NEWBIES.

A Newbie, also known as a neophyte, describes a newcomer, most commonly in online gaming and the Internet as a whole. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... In the FOX television series Alien Nation, the Tenctonese, also known as Newcomers, are a humanoid species from the planet Tencton. ... Noob Saibot is a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Look up Neophyte (disambiguation) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A newbie is a newcomer to a particular field, the term being commonly used on the Internet, where it might refer to new users of a game, a newsgroup, the Internet itself, or an operating system. ... Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer and video games in which multiple people can play the same game at the same time. ...

Alternative spellings

"Newbie" can be used as an endearing term to identify newcomers to a game, place, or organization. The variant spellings of "newbie" are also used, especially in online games, as a catch-all insult regardless of the recipient's actual skill or experience. Someone who acts like a "newbie," but isn't one would be referred to as one of the variant spellings.

The variant "noob" has become common in spoken English in parts of New York City and New Jersey as a substitute for the word dude. Alternate spellings include "newb", "n00b","N00B","noob", and "nub". These alternate spellings of the term, other than "newb," inherit the definition of "newbie" but are generally used in a derogatory manner to indicate uselessness because of the ignorance associated with being a newcomer. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... The current version of the article or section is written like a magazine article instead of the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia. ...

There are a multitude of words that have emerged from the original 'Newbie', each with their own meaning and origins. There are such terms like 'nubcakes' or 'nubotron' which emerged from generally gamers expressing their anger of success with their fellow players. The general rule is to use the nub- or noob- stems in order to create specific insults or expletives, as in nooblet, or nubcracker.

The phrase "STNU" is a play on the phrase, "STFU" meaning Shut the fuck up. Where the word fuck is replaced with noob. Altough rarely used it also has no effect on annoying players.

The Korean term 'chobo' has roughly the same connotations as 'newbie', and has been popularised in the English speaking world via the presence of large numbers of South Koreans in some online gaming communities. The antonym of 'chobo' is 'gosu'. Gosu is a computer gaming term usually used to refer a person highly skilled in multiplayer game like Warcraft III (RTS), Counter-Strike (FPS) and others. ...

Internet Relay Chat

In IRC, newbies may be either discouraged or encouraged, depending on the particular channel. There are channels on any of the major networks dedicated to catering to newbie questions and getting into the IRC community. However, beyond the scope of these introductory rooms there are many channels where common newbie mistakes are not tolerated. This may include repeating the same sentence, begging for pirated software, immature insult slinging, attacking an operator, usage of color, and the use of channel bot search and file list commands (such as !find or @search). Most channels have rules that are posted as a link in the topic or sent to the user as an on-join message. Breaking the rules or established policy can result in an instant kickban. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. ... The copyright infringement of software refers to several practices when done without the permission of the copyright holder: Creating a copy and/or selling it. ... Kickban refers to a specific type of ban often employed by operators or admins of IRC, first person shooter, and MMORPG servers against users in order to prohibit or punish bad behavior. ...

Military usage

The term "non-useful body", or N.U.B. was coined in the submariner world. A brand new sailor reporting aboard a submarine had to earn his "dolphins" (submarine-qualification: learning everything about a submarine in order to quickly and decisively assist in damage control).^[1] Until the sailor became so qualified, he could not do his assigned function aboard the submarine. During this time, he was declared a non-useful-body, and was generally harassed until he completed it. The term has since migrated to the surface fleet, and is used to negatively refer to new sailors, who are not as experienced and useful as their shipmates. The following are some examples of slang of the United States Navy, sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak: Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Odark...

A "newbie" in the U.S. Army was a term to describe new arrivals in the Vietnam theater of war, decades before its popular use on 1980s bulletin boards and subsequent internet message boards and chat rooms.^[2] The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Usage in popular culture

• Doctor Cox in the TV show Scrubs continuously refers to his protége John Dorian (J.D.) as "Newbie" as a way of breaking his spirits and constantly reminding him who's in charge (even when J.D. continues working at the hospital for over 5 years).
• In The Sims video game, the tutorial family with which the player learns how to play the game are named Bob and Betty Newbie.
• In the webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del, The strips "Glossary:Newb/Noob" and "Real Life" describe the behaviors of "newbs" and "noobs".
• The internet TV series, Pure Pwnage, the main character Jeremy says the catchphrase, "I pwn noobs", meaning he dominates lower ranking players.
• In the online game Kingdom of Loathing, one enemy that the player may face in the Valley of Rof L'm Fao is a "Lamz0r N00b." Their attacks include "omgwtf"ing the player and asking "how u mine 4 fish?,"[1] a reference to noobspeak. In the same game, the area where new players are taught the basics of gameplay is called Mt. Noob.
• In the game Baldur's Gate, there is an NPC called Noober (obviously from noob), who talks to the party for a while before running out of things to say. His purpose in the game is to annoy the player (he also gives experience if the player waits long enough). There is also a character in the sequel, Baldur's Gate 2, named Neeber (variation of newb), who is commonly thought of as the brother of Noober. Both characters can be killed by the player without fear of provoking the town guards or citizens.

Dr. Perry Cox Dr. Percival Perry Cox[1] (most commonly referred to as Dr. Cox) is a fictional character played by John C. McGinley in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Scrubs is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... John Dorian (portrayed by Zach Braff) Dr. Jonathan Michael Dorian (most commonly referred to as J.D.) is a fictional character played by Zach Braff in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... For games beginning with Sim, see List of Sim games. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled List of Ctrl+Alt+Del characters and List of Crtl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series episodes. ... The Pure Pwnage Logo. ... Kingdom of Loathing (KoL) is a humorous, browser-based, multiplayer role playing game designed and operated by Asymmetric Publications, including creator Zack Jick Johnson and writer Josh Mr. ... Baldurs Gate is a computer role-playing game in a high fantasy setting, developed by BioWare and released in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. ... An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ... Baldurs Gate is a popular series of computer role-playing games that take place on Faerûn, the main continent from Dungeons & Dragonss Forgotten Realms campaign setting. ...

References

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (75th in leap years). ...

External links

Look up newbie in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Newbie.org
• http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html
• Urban Dictionary definition of Newbie
• Urban Dictionary definition of Nub