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@Polygnome IIRC, Newb was the original term for a new player and Noob was the offensive for a new player who was also an idiot in same fashion. Over time, Newb has fallen out of favour and Noob has taken both roles depending on context.
– SGR
Commented May 22, 2017 at 8:06
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"Noob" is, in my experience, not a neutral term. The gravity of the offence certainly depends on context (=> pragmatic layer) but the general tone I still believe to be an insult.
– Cornelius
Commented May 22, 2017 at 11:30
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@Devon please don't support "Denglish" ^^
– Reporter
Commented May 22, 2017 at 13:40
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@reporter this word is used in every-day german. thats a matter of fact. Language evolves; e.g. the term download has more german than english roots whereas herunterladen was added far later.
– marstato
Commented May 22, 2017 at 16:14
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@alk Those two terms, while both condescending and similar, are generally used in rather different context and really don't mean the same thing (a DAU could very easily be someone who has used the software for a long term and I've never heard it in the context of games).
– Voo
Commented May 22, 2017 at 19:47

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