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newbies

newbies is the plural of newbie.

Meaning of newbie

Noun

newbie (plural newbies)

  1. (slang) A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.
    • He was a newbie to chemistry.
  2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
  3. (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
    • If you find that you would prefer using the new printer most of the time, while using the original only when needed, you can make the newbie the default printer for your system.2005, Rickford Grant, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users, San Francisco: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 155

Questions about newbies

What is newbies the plural of?
Newbies is the plural of newbie.

Words near newbies in the dictionary

  1. Newbery
  2. newberyite
  3. newbie
  4. newbie gains
  5. newbieness
  6. newbies
  7. Newbiggin
  8. Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
  9. Newbigin
  10. Newbill
  11. Newbills

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