oldbie

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noun

An old-timer, a person with experience.

Opposite
Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounoldbie (plural oldbies)

plural oldbies

  1. InternetrareAn old-timer, a person with experience.
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    In actuality most oldbie Netters started celebrating, as having all the major ISPs dropping Usenet access would mean a potential end to the 'never-ending September' and would bring Usenet back to its original, non-n00b infested roots as well as obscure the binary froups from the general Joe Public, which would mean less attention from the RIAA and the MPAA.

    2011 January 12, MrSpook, “"Usenet is dead" - No It Isn't . . . But There Are Many Who Want To Murder It”, in alt.tv.star-trek.tos (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

    Synonyms: oldfag, oldhead · Antonyms: newbie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn old-timer, a person with experience.

Opposite

Origin

From old + -bie, coined as an antonym for newbie.

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APA

oldbie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldbie

MLA

“oldbie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldbie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oldbie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldbie.

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