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| − | + | '''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. A term that was developed in Vietnam since 60% of the new recruits died in their first 3 months of service. The senior soldiers used to name the new recruits "newbies" so that they didn't have to know the real names of the soldiers when they died in the field. | |
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Revision as of 20:43, 21 February 2010
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. A term that was developed in Vietnam since 60% of the new recruits died in their first 3 months of service. The senior soldiers used to name the new recruits "newbies" so that they didn't have to know the real names of the soldiers when they died in the field.
