alt Hacker News...does noob here just refer to a new (green) user? Or is it something else?
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janalsncm • today at 7:20 PM
Technically “new user” I think.
...does noob here just refer to a new (green) user? Or is it something else?
Technically “new user” I think.
Noob comes from newb, which comes from newbie. Some argue it comes from "nubile" but I don't personally buy that etymology. I distinctly remember "newb" followed by "noob" but that was eons ago.