Noob

Background
Noob (also referred to as Newbie) is an English slang term and a pejorative label used to describe a newcomer or inexperienced user. On the Internet, noob usually refers to an inexperienced computer user, especially in the context of online gaming or programming. Noob originated from the word Newbie, a term originally used in the 1960s–1970s among U.S. troops during the Vietnam War to refer to a new man in a unit. There are multiple theories regarding the etymology of the term newbie; some assert that it may have come from the word newie, which referred to a neophyte or a beginner as early as since 1850s, while others point to the British public school slang new boy or new blood that emerged around the same time. The term is believed to have entered online usage through the Usenet newsgroup talk.bizarre in the 1980s, according to The Jargon File. The earliest archived mention of “newbie” can be found in another Usenet discussion thread posted on May 31st, 1988.