variants
or less commonly noobie
plural noobs also noobies
informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : newbie
… The Burning owes a lot to Friday the 13th, for obvious reasons, though it's now most-remembered for a cast that includes Holly Hunter, Fisher Stevens, and Jason Alexander, all showbiz noobs back in 1981.—
Cheryl Eddy
Cheryl EddyParkour websites post daily homework in the form of push-ups and other exercises, and some veterans urge "noobies" not to show up for training sessions until they can run a good three miles.—Alice Park
Alice ParkExamples of noob in a Sentence
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Fantasy sports is always the best way to start but any tips for a noob?
—Jay Felicio, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Crucially, Tommy also teaches Stephen how to use the account: how to send messages, how to use abbreviations without sounding like a noob, TYVM.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
But Sofia Collins, who has both free-camped and co-led two camps, thinks noobs will do better with a support group.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
As a noob, you might get fussed at when you are caught decorating your bike instead of helping pick up MOOP (litter).
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
To see an athlete renowned for his intelligence and poise make an obvious mental error late in a race is a reminder that even the boss man was once a noob.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2023
The average fitness noob doesn’t need to know much beyond the concepts of surplus, maintenance, and deficit.
—Nick Hilden, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2023
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Jay Felicio, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Crucially, Tommy also teaches Stephen how to use the account: how to send messages, how to use abbreviations without sounding like a noob, TYVM.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
But Sofia Collins, who has both free-camped and co-led two camps, thinks noobs will do better with a support group.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
As a noob, you might get fussed at when you are caught decorating your bike instead of helping pick up MOOP (litter).
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
To see an athlete renowned for his intelligence and poise make an obvious mental error late in a race is a reminder that even the boss man was once a noob.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2023
The average fitness noob doesn’t need to know much beyond the concepts of surplus, maintenance, and deficit.
—Nick Hilden, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Noob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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