noob cannon

noun

In first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.

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Meanings

nounnoob cannon (plural noob cannons)

plural noob cannons

  1. derogatoryslangvideo gamesIn first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.
    1 more example

    In addition to my first grenade kill ever (well, I mean in the game), I got accused of cheating. […] I think what prompted it was a round where I went absolutely fuckin' Ghengis with the noob cannon. I was brought down in a hail of small-caliber gunfire, but only after splattering 5 separate crania with 00 buck.

    2000 December 29, Brian Trosko, “CS Cheating”, in alt.games.half-life (Usenet)
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APA

noob cannon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noob%20cannon

MLA

“noob cannon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noob%20cannon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noob cannon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noob%20cannon.

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