variants
or less commonly noobie
plural noobs also noobies
informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : newbie
… The Burning owes a lot to Friday the 13th, for obvious reasons, though it's now most-remembered for a cast that includes Holly Hunter, Fisher Stevens, and Jason Alexander, all showbiz noobs back in 1981.—Cheryl Eddy
Parkour websites post daily homework in the form of push-ups and other exercises, and some veterans urge "noobies" not to show up for training sessions until they can run a good three miles.—Alice Park
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“Noob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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