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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread noob!? #187350 10/18/2009 2:26 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I was looking for something interesting on-line, and ended up at what apparently is Dictionary.com's home page. I thought you all might be interested in their "Staff Favorites", and I'd like to know if I'm the only one who has never heard of the word noob before. »aboriginal »biometric »bipolar »bohemian »exponent »kinesiology »lei »mezzanine »mode »mono »monologue »moxie »mythology »namaste »narcissistic »noob »obelisk »phlebotomy »predilection »prodigal »proxy »schematics »seer »shaman »soffit »sommelier »subrogation »vertigo link Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Jackie #187351 10/18/2009 3:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Probably. Or either you're used to seeing it spelled with zeroes: n00b. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Faldage #187352 10/18/2009 6:39 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada It's new to me. Somehow it sounds more insulting than the alternative spelling, like a cross between newbie and rube. Or just a case of noobless obleeg? Last edited by Zed; 10/18/2009 6:40 AM. Reason: to answer the question Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Zed #187354 10/18/2009 11:15 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont gamer talk ftw. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Zed #187355 10/18/2009 11:29 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Zed noobless obleeg LLOL Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Faldage #187357 10/18/2009 4:29 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Jackie, dont know whether this will help if you haven't already pulled it up http://onelook.com/?w=noob&ls=a dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? dalehileman #187359 10/18/2009 8:38 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY It's just a phonetic spelling of "newb", which is short for "newbie", meaning someone new to something (anything), but "noob" does carry a derogative connotation that "newbie" doesn't have, and is slightly more derogatory than "newb". Hope that helps! (It also helps to have young and teenage boys at home who will call you a noob every now and then.... he he) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Zed #187361 10/19/2009 1:26 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky noobless obleeg HA! As to the word, I am fighting the tendency to read it backwards; boon is a word I recognize. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: noob!? Jackie #187362 10/19/2009 1:41 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY Yeah, I'm having the same problem with obleeg... 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