Newbie is a slang term for a newcomer to an Internet activity, for example online gaming. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activity. It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment.
Coming from an oral tradition, the term has variant spellings, including "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: "It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels...")
Internet usage of the full spelling of "newbie" has not been as widely used as shortened forms. A common variant, usually use more than actual word, is "n00b" or "noob", in many cases a negative term where it degradingly refers to users who disrupt other users. Other spellings include "newb", "nub", "nooblet", "n00blet", or any version of these written in Leet.
~Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie~
Now that you know what does "noob" mean and how it was being used, lets see how it relates to humankind and how it is widely used especially amongst the younger generation nowadays.
The word "noob" has emerged famous in line with the popularity of computer gaming. Gamers would use the word to bring across a message or to express a point to another gamer that he is not too good in what he is playing or doing. "Noob" becomes a favourite word to replace strong vulgar words like F!@K, @$$, stupid, etc especially during a verbal fight between gamers.
Thus, the gaming world has ever since became more friendly as the word "noob" sounds cute and much polite than other strong vulgar words. Typical usages of the word "noob" are as follows:
"Why are you such a "noob"?"
"Noob leaver!"
"Your mom noob "
"No noobs please.."
"Noob level and items!"
Apart from games, with the fact that gaming has form an important part in today's youth, they have been using the word "noob" in their daily lives. They would address friends as noob, call a bad day a noob day, call a bad meal a noob meal, and so on. It is now used everyday and everywhere! At this rate, it will soon be internationally recognised and included in the dictionary!
As we all know, words can be sharper than a sword. Thus, by using a relatively cute word such as "noob" in expressing one dissatisfaction and anger, the possibility of a communication breakdown is further decreased and therefore on a larger scale, may actually make the world a better place.
People would be more happy, less offended and more forgiving simply because the word "noob" does not bring out the same impact as other strong vulgar words do.
A more significant use of the word "noob" is to explain best about humankind. If you have not realised, all of us are actually noobs who will always be new in something, somehow, somewhere simply because learning is a never ending journey that no matter how hard and how much you try, it is virtually impossible to know and be good in everything in this world. Even for the religious ones, can you really say for sure that you have found your way to God? If the answer is no, you are still a noob. The fact is, humans live to learn while learning to live.
That is why, we are noobs forever. That is why it is alright to be a noob. Being humans, we should not look down on others. We are all learners in this world. You may be good in something, but you can't possibly be good in everything. No one can claim superiority nor be claimed inferior as we are all the same, just noobs trying to understand and know the world ever since then, now and forever.
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