newb

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/n(j)uːb/

noun

A newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.

“That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play.”

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Meanings

nounnewb (plural newbs or newbz)

plural newbs · plural newbz

  1. InternetdatedderogatoryA newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.

    That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play.

    1 more example

    Level three, and she thinks she's rich. What a newb.

    2008 October 6, The Barbarian Sublimation (The Big Bang Theory), season 2, episode 3, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beginnerpuny

Origin

Shortened from newbie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with newb

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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