nooblet

English

Etymology

From noob +‎ -let (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnuːblɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnublət/
• Hyphenation: noob‧let

Noun

nooblet (plural nooblets)

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) An especially annoying or inexperienced noob (“newbie”).
   • 2006 March 8, Mo, “Neon Genesis Evangelion – wth?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     And all you EVA nublets, watch the series, THEN talk.

   • 2007, Game Informer Magazine: For Video Game Enthusiasts, volume 17, Minneapolis, Minn.: Sunrise Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 81:

     And, now that we think about it, reanimating the husks of fallen Avatar walkers with engineers and using them to literally rip apart the enemy's tank brigade gets across the fact that your opponent is, in fact, a little "nublet" who needs to "l2p."

   • 2010 November 1, Harrison Dahme, “Game Reviews: StarCraft II: The Long Awaited Sequel”, in Ruichen Zhu, editor, The Howl: Woodsworth College’s Bi-weekly Student Newspaper‎^[2], volume III, number 5, Toronto, Ont.: Woodsworth College, Toronto, archived from the original on 2016-04-01, page 8, column 1:

     When I was twelve, I spent endless hours in my basement blasting through hordes of nublets, perfecting my build order. Alas. Eight years, a high school diploma and most of undergrad later, I haven't changed a wink, and was eagerly anticipating the rebirth of arguably the best real time strategy game (RTS) of all time.

Alternative forms

• n00blet, newblet, nublet

Translations

especially inexperienced or annoying noob