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noob cannon

noob cannon noun: in first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.

Noun

noob cannon (plural noob cannons)

  1. (derogatory, slang) In first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.
    • In addition to my first grenade kill ever (well, I mean in the game), I got accused of cheating. […] I think what prompted it was a round where I went absolutely fuckin' Ghengis with the noob cannon. I was brought down in a hail of small-caliber gunfire, but only after splattering 5 separate crania...2000 December 29, Brian Trosko, “CS Cheating”, in alt.games.half-life (Usenet)

Forms of noob cannon

pluralnoob cannons

Questions about noob cannon

What does noob cannon mean?
Noob cannon means in first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.
What part of speech is noob cannon?
Noob cannon is a noun.
What is the plural of noob cannon?
The plural of noob cannon is noob cannons.

Words near noob cannon in the dictionary

  1. nonzygotic
  2. noo
  3. Noo Yawk
  4. Noo Zillun
  5. noob
  6. noob cannon
  7. noob cannons
  8. noob toob
  9. noob tube
  10. noob tubes
  11. noobie

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