noob
noun
a newbie, especially a person who is new to an online community and whose online participation and interactions display a lack of skill or knowledge.
noobs
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pluralof noob.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"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
We reach the top of the open space, the sun and lake and rest of the park hanging out behind the crowd of Yale’s noobs.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
