Anyone else hate the word "newbie"?

[Bryan]

Is it just me or does anyone else loath the word "newbie"? I don't know what it is about the word but it drives me up a wall!! I can't put my finger on why it irks me but I think it has to be one of the worst words to leave someone's lips. I find it derogatory and silly. I don't know, just needed to see if I should see professional help .

Do you like the show, Scrubs? That word is coined frequently.

 

[Teamcasa]

Is it just me or does anyone else loath the word "newbie"? .. I find it derogatory and silly....

Said a member of the National Sarcasm Society.

Newbies - we are all newbies at something.

 

[vladimir]

"Newbie" does sound like the person using the word never got out of elementary school.

That describes it perfectly. If you want to sound like a 13-year old sitting at a game console, use "newbie" instead of "novice," "beginner," "newcomer," "neophyte," "fledgling," "initiate," etc.

 

[Sas]

Is it just me or does anyone else loath the word "newbie"? I don't know what it is about the word but it drives me up a wall!! I can't put my finger on why it irks me but I think it has to be one of the worst words to leave someone's lips. I find it derogatory and silly. I don't know, just needed to see if I should see professional help .

I don't mind it, but I prefer 'n00b' myself.

 

[--tom--]

I like newbie better than grommet...

 

[seaducer]

relax newbies. Its all about the hazing.

 

[knowone]

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will cause me to commit rampage.
Scrubs is good. They also are permitted.

 

[Hoomi]

What's in a name? That which we call a Noob by any other name, would suck at skills.

(Okay, so that's not how the immortal bard wrote it, but looking at my forum title, I think it's pretty obvious that I have no problems with titles like "newbie" or "n00b")

 

[reo]

I'd rather be a n00b than a dweeb.

Ron

 

[wedivebc]

I don't mind the word newbie, I use it all the time