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newb

/n(j)uːb/

newb noun: a newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.

Noun

newb (plural newbs or newbz)

  1. (Internet, dated, derogatory) A newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.
    • That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play.
    • Level three, and she thinks she's rich. What a newb.2008 October 6, The Barbarian Sublimation (The Big Bang Theory), season 2, episode 3, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)

Forms of newb

pluralnewbs
pluralnewbz

Origin of newb

Shortened from newbie.

Words formed from newb

Words that rhyme with newb

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Questions about newb

What does newb mean?
Newb means a newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character.
What part of speech is newb?
Newb is a noun.
How do you pronounce newb?
Newb is pronounced /n(j)uːb/.
What is the plural of newb?
The plural of newb is newbs.

Words near newb in the dictionary

  1. Newarkites
  2. Newarthill
  3. neway
  4. Newaygo
  5. Newaygo County
  6. newb
  7. Newband
  8. Newbauer
  9. Newbauers
  10. Newberg
  11. Newbergs

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