Newbie vs Newie - What's the difference?
newbie | newie |
(slang) A newcomer, someone new to something.
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
(informal) Something newly released, such as a song or film.
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As nouns the difference between newbie and newie
is that newbie is a newcomer, someone new to something while newie is something newly released, such as a song or film.newbie
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* (English Citations of "newbie")Usage notes
The term "newbie" was greatly popularized with the advent of the Internet, but was in use before then.Synonyms
* noob, * novice * newcomer * newling * rookie * See alsoAntonyms
* knowbienewie
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