nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Anyone know how these slang terms are usually pronounced? Thanks--DaleH
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Submitted by dale hileman (Apple Valley, CA - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
newbie /n[y]oo'bee/ /n./
[orig. from British public-school and military slang variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term surfaced in the newsgroup talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The label `newbie' is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around Usenet for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See B1FF.
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[orig. from British public-school and military slang variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term surfaced in the newsgroup talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The label `newbie' is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around Usenet for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See B1FF.
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Reply from Stephen Hart (Port Angeles - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Thanks to Mr. Hart, but I need pronunciation
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Reply from dale hileman (Apple Valley, CA - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Dale, the pronunciation has been included right at the start of Stephen's answer. The apostrophe indicates that the stress is on the syllable that precedes it.
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Reply from Erik Kowal ( - England)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
I guess I always just assumed without questioning it that it was the same formation as "freebie", i.e. something that's free is a freebie, someone who's new is a newbie. So, do they have "free boys", in those English schools? 
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Reply from Russ Cable (Dallas, TX - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
I didn't do any searching, but off the top of my head couldn't think of other words with "bie" as a suffix.
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Reply from Stephen Hart (Port Angeles - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Yes, they call them "fags." Ah, the English!! *G*
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Reply from Leif Thorvaldson (Eatonville - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Leif, just think what you have missed! What an opportunity you lost! *G*
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Reply from Erik Kowal ( - England)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Nubi is the last of the Jedi.
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Reply from Edwin Ashworth (Oldham - England)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Yet another cloud on the horizon.
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Reply from Erik Kowal ( - England)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Always look for the silver lining, Erik!
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Reply from Leif Thorvaldson (Eatonville - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Whenever I do, out of the blue comes a frisbee thrown by a booby that knocks down my barbie!
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Reply from Erik Kowal ( - England)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
new beginner chopped up. that is all.
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Reply from Xinch ( - Ireland)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Ha! Erik said booby.
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Reply from Zachary Walls (Dixon - U.S.A.)
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nub, nubee; meaning newcomer
Thanks to Stephen but the rest of you guys aren't much help. Anyone know if "nub" is ever pronounced "nuhb" when it means "newbie"?
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Reply from dale hileman (Apple Valley, CA - U.S.A.)
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