noob

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/n(j)uːb/

noun

A newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience.

“Noobs are annoying, they never know the forum rules.”

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Meanings

nounnoob (plural noobs or noobz)

plural noobs · plural noobz · alternative n00b · alternative newb · alternative nub

  1. InternetderogatoryA newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience.

    Noobs are annoying, they never know the forum rules.

    Synonyms: nubcake

  2. InternetderogatorySomeone who is obsessed with something; a nerd.

    Don't talk to that pessimistic philosophy noob. He'll shut you down by lamenting for seventy minutes about the "karmic imbalance", and then he'll literally be panting for breath by the end of it.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience.

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Origin

A phonetic representation of newb (a shortening of newbie).

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Translations

Arabic مُسْتَجِدّ
  • مُسْتَجِدّ (mustajidd)newbie
Chinese Mandarin 菜鸟, 杂鱼
  • 菜鸟 (càiniǎo)newbie
  • 杂鱼 (záyú)newbie
Dutch noob, nieuweling
  • noobnewbie
  • nieuwelingnewbie
  • beginnelingnewbie
  • beginnernewbie
Finnish nyyppä, nobo
  • nyyppänewbie
  • nobonewbie
  • aloittelijanewbie
  • nuupinewbie
  • peelonewbie
German Noob, Nub
  • Noobnewbie
  • Nubnewbie
  • Neulingnewbie
  • Anfängernewbie
  • Gimpnewbie
Hindi नौसिखिया
  • नौसिखिया (nausikhiyā)newbie
Icelandic núbbi
  • núbbinewbie
Italian nabbo, niubbo
  • nabbonewbie
  • niubbonewbie
Japanese 初心者, 新参
  • 初心者 (shoshinsha)newbie
  • 新参 (shinzan)newbie
  • 中坊 (chūbō)newbie
Norwegian noob, nabb
  • noobnewbie
  • nabbnewbie
Persian ناشی, تازهکار
  • ناشی (nâši)newbie
  • تازهکار (tâze-kâr)newbie
Polish świeżak
  • świeżaknewbie
Portuguese noob, iniciante
  • noobnewbie
  • iniciantenewbie
  • novatonewbie
Russian новичо́к, но́венький
  • новичо́к (novičók)newbie
  • но́венький (nóvenʹkij)newbie
  • сала́га (salága)newbie
  • нуб (nub)newbie
Spanish novato, noob
  • novatonewbie
  • noobnewbie
Swedish noob
  • noobnewbie
Turkish ezik
  • eziknewbie

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with noob

tubecubelubedoobpubejubebewbbluebhaboobmoobtryzub
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Anagrams

BonoboonObon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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