noob
Americannoun
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noobs
plural
noun
Usage
What does noob mean? In internet slang, noobs are hapless, unskilled beginners who don't know what they are doing. As far as gamers are concerned, a noob is a nothing more than an easy kill—or a real nuisance as a teammate.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of noob
Shortening and alteration of newbie
Example Sentences
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“You just can’t help being a total noob when you get to a workplace because you lack the only thing that truly matters, which is experience,” Grandy added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A noob taking any more than that is set to take a trip to the moon.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
Upon arrival, Garrett marches up to a sheep and expects it to tell him what to do — a giveaway that he’s a noob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
“It’s intimidating being a total noob and not knowing anything about gearing or different-sized tires. I’m grateful for the group I got into here in Kitsap County.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Everyone, even Hannah, raised their eyebrows at him like he was some kind of noob.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
"We talk about Christmas noobs, people who get the game for the first time over the holidays," says James.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
The argument is not that you’re being disrespected by noobs invading your turf; it’s that you want to make sure you’re delivering what the client wants as efficiently as possible.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
“This is actually a really good bush. I could bush-camp. But naw, that’s what noobs do.”
From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2018
And once I had a couple of hundred hours of experience under my belt, I too started passing on the sacred knowledge of Dota through the time-honored tradition of owning noobs.
From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2014
There wasn’t much to do on Incipio except chat with other noobs or shop in one of the giant virtual malls that covered the planet.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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