different between newbie vs nebbie

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a blend of newborn +? baby, or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nju?bi/, /?nu?bi/
• Rhymes: -u?bi

Noun

newbie (plural newbies)

1. (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. [from 20th c.]
2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
3. (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

Usage notes

• The term "newbie" was greatly popularized with the advent of the Internet, but was in use before then.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:newbie.

Synonyms

• novice
• newcomer
• newling
• rookie
• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Antonyms

• knowbie

Coordinate terms

• midbie
• oldbie

Derived terms

• newb
• noob
• n00b
• nub

Translations

English

Etymology

neb +? -ie

Adjective

nebbie (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

1. (Tyneside) Alternative spelling of nebby

Anagrams

• enbibe

Italian

Noun

nebbie f

1. plural of nebbia

Tarantino

Noun

nebbie f

1. fog