See also: Sayings
Also Known As: Noob
Someone who is new, not elite. Specifically used to refer to people who are uninformed concerning computers or one area of computers, frequently Netiquette, UNIX, or anything with a learning curve. Used most often as an insult or used as an apology “I’m a newbie, sorry.”
Newbies are frequently insulted in subtle ways using slang or inside jokes that they couldn’t be expected to comprehend. This may be a form of hazing or a way to ease the tention of persons who deal with or help Newbies. In the case of the occasional BOFH, however, the intention is to ridicule.
Compare:
- SNAFU or PEBKAC, often used to by those who are “in the know” when speaking about or with those who are not.
- Anti-User sayings like luser.
- RTFM is often used to handle Newbies.
TakeDown.NET -> “Newbie”