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oldbie

oldbie noun: an old-timer, a person with experience.

Noun

oldbie (plural oldbies)

  1. (Internet, rare) An old-timer, a person with experience.
    • In actuality most oldbie Netters started celebrating, as having all the major ISPs dropping Usenet access would mean a potential end to the 'never-ending September' and would bring Usenet back to its original, non-n00b infested roots as well as obscure the binary froups from the general Joe Public...2011 January 12, MrSpook, “"Usenet is dead" - No It Isn't . . . But There Are Many Who Want To Murder It”, in alt.tv.star-trek.tos (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
    Synonyms:
    oldfag, oldhead
    Antonyms:
    newbie

Synonyms of oldbie

Antonyms

Forms of oldbie

pluraloldbies

Origin of oldbie

From old + -bie, coined as an antonym for newbie.

Questions about oldbie

What does oldbie mean?
Oldbie means an old-timer, a person with experience.
What part of speech is oldbie?
Oldbie is a noun.
What is the plural of oldbie?
The plural of oldbie is oldbies.

Words near oldbie in the dictionary

  1. Oldakers
  2. Oldambt
  3. Oldani
  4. Oldanis
  5. oldass
  6. oldbie
  7. oldbies
  8. Oldbury
  9. Oldcastle
  10. oldcomer
  11. oldcomers

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