"noob" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /n(j)uːb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noob.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noob2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: noobs [plural]
enPR: n(y)o͞ob Rhymes: -uːb Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of newb (a shortened form of newbie). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*new- (new)}}, {{m|en|newb}} newb, {{m|en|newbie}} newbie Head templates: {{en-noun}} noob (plural noobs)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. Wikipedia link: noob Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): People Synonyms: nubcake [rare], n00b, newb, nub Derived forms: n00b, noob cannon, noobish, nooblet, noob tube, nooby Translations (newbie): مُسْتَجِدّ (mustajidd) [masculine] (Arabic), noob (Dutch), nieuweling (Dutch), beginneling [masculine] (Dutch), beginner (Dutch), nyyppä (Finnish), nobo (Finnish), aloittelija (Finnish), nuupi (Finnish), peelo (Finnish), ახალბედა (axalbeda) (Georgian), Noob [masculine] (German), Nub (english: but effective) [masculine, nonstandard] (German), Neuling [masculine] (German), Anfänger [masculine] (German), Gimp [masculine] (German), núbbi [masculine] (Icelandic), nabbo [masculine] (Italian), niubbo [masculine] (Italian), 初心者 (shoshinsha) (alt: しょしんしゃ) (Japanese), 新参 (shinzan) (Japanese), 中坊 (chūbō) (Japanese), noob [masculine] (Norwegian), nabb [masculine] (Norwegian), ناشی (nâši) (Persian), تازهکار (tâze-kâr) (Persian), nowicjusz [masculine] (Polish), noob [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), iniciante (Portuguese), novato (Portuguese), новичо́к (novičók) [masculine] (Russian), но́венький (nóvenʹkij) [masculine] (Russian), сала́га (salága) [feminine, informal, masculine] (Russian), нуб (nub) [Internet, masculine, pejorative, slang] (Russian), novato (Spanish), noob [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), noob [common-gender] (Swedish), ezik (Turkish)

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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinzan",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "新参"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chūbō",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "中坊"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noob"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nabb"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâši",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "ناشی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tâze-kâr",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "تازهکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nowicjusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noob"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "iniciante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "novičók",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новичо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nóvenʹkij",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "но́венький"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "salága",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сала́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nub",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "masculine",
        "pejorative",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "нуб"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noob"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "noob"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "newbie",
      "word": "ezik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "noob"
}

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