¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Newbies
1. newbie [n] - See also: newbie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Newbies
Literary usage of Newbies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"But though the uncouth newbies did arrive in droves, and though the number of
petty conflicts and broken objects requiring wizardly attention did begin to ..."
2. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"I read between the lines: the newbies you invited in have gone over to the other
side and we're going to lose everything because of them. I felt like shit. ..."
3. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"However you read it, I hope this book works for you all, grizzled literature
circle veterans and eager newbies alike. Welcome—or welcome back. ..."
4. New Jersey as a Colony and as a State: One of the Original Thirteen by Francis Bazley Lee (1902)
"The act provides: That Mark newbies half-pence called Patricks half-pence, shall,
from and after the said Eighteenth Instant pass for half-pence Current pay ..."
5. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"... there's no hand-holding of "newbies" here. He signs his messages with his
email address, a vouchsafing of trust and a tacit offer of further help. ..."
6. The Practices and Procedures of the Investigating Services of the Deparment edited by Strom Thurmond (1998)
"It is juvenile, it is unprofessional, and it has no business in the profession
of arms. I also have noted in different cases the treatment of newbies, ..."
7. The Publications of the Thoresby Society by Thoresby Society (1899)
"Two children off Joseph newbies, off Milne hill, att S1 Johns. A 12. Joshua, the
son off Joshua Jefferson, off Great Woodhouse. A 14. ..."
8. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"... and there were hints there, shadowy clues of an organized subculture, one with
a hierarchy, where newbies tricked out their storage with libraries of ..."
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