knowbie

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noun

An experienced Internet user.

Opposite
newbie
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Meanings

nounknowbie (plural knowbies)

plural knowbies

  1. InternetAn experienced Internet user.

    Neither newbie or knowbie, I count myself among the silver surfers, those geezers in Dickensian nightshirts who preceded the blogging guys in pajamas.

    2005 June 19, William Safire, “The Way We Live Now: 6-19-05: On Language; Qualassurepurp”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
newbie

Origin

From know + -bie, patterned after newbie, with know replacing new to suggest knowledge.

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APA

knowbie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowbie

MLA

“knowbie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowbie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knowbie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowbie.

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