different between newbie vs nubcake

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

From nub (“noob”) +? cake, on the pattern of words like beefcake.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nu?bke?k/, /?n?bke?k/

Noun

nubcake (plural nubcakes or nubcakez)

1. (rare, Internet slang, derogatory, informal or humorous) A noob; a newbie.
   • 2007: “JohnR”, alt.games.warcraft (Google group): protection spec, the 8^th day of February at 12:38pm

     The losing agro thing is just because you’re grouping with nubcakes who don’t have the first clue about what you need to do and how to watch their own threat levels. A classic sign is someone who opens up the instant the mob is pulled. Two kinds of people do this, clueless nubcakes who just have no concept of group dynamic and damage meter maniacs who don’t give a shit about group dynamic as long as there damage meter penis is longer, it’s hard to say which one is the worst to have in a party. They’re both intensely irritating and both often cause wipes.

   • 2008: “Bassos”, alt.magick (Google group): Astrology Oath, the 26^th day of August at 8:50pm

     Heh.
     

     Ze nubcakez.
     

     (resorting to interwebz zpeakz, cos grown up talk goes over your headz)

   Synonyms: noob, noobie, nub, n00b