Noob the new Swear Word? [Archive]

The One

07-31-2007, 07:25 AM

I'll have to find the link, but I read this article thing from gamers and such that said something like this:

"I get offended when people call me the word Noob, it is completely offensive and makes me lose my mood for playing any game. I think Noob should be restricted, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc."

I'll have to look for the article again, but when I do trust me you'll laugh.

Aside from this, I think that him and others that think the same are just plain retarded and get "Offended" by the word n00b because they suck ass at the game and cant do anything worth sh!t.

Your thoughts on the word n00b?

No Shelter

07-31-2007, 07:32 AM

The word noob is noobish.

Teh Swat

07-31-2007, 07:40 AM

What a noob

dontleave

07-31-2007, 07:40 AM

Hhahah, damn sensitive people on the internet. Need to shove pineapples up holes. Damn noobs.

This is like a Jew wanting to move to Nazi Germany... not to be racist but they should know what to expect.

Aside from this, I think that him and others that think the same are just plain retarded and get "Offended" by the word n00b because they suck ass at the game and cant do anything worth sh!t.

Probably... Noob is not offensive, in my opinion the only really offensive terms are derogitory, and retard lapses in there aswell. Only when you use it on someone who is actually retarded, otherwise its just lol.

My god if I could right an article about me bitching that im a bitch so to speak, and have people read it... well thats how we'd know the worlds coming to an end.

snarkeater

07-31-2007, 08:07 AM

YOU NOOBING RETARD!!!1!!!!1@@!!!!!!t3h_shift_one!

The One

07-31-2007, 08:09 AM

Umm, ok the edit button wont work for me and neither will the link. I found the link on my file saved thing that the internet can do and it doesnt do anything, it just says server not working or some sh*t like that. Anyway i'll keep looking, i shouldve copied and pasted the whole article, damn it. Hahaha I can imagine that guy playing left 4 dead, and when he keeps getting drilled by the infected and cant defend himself, I'll call him noob all the way. :P

iRelentless

07-31-2007, 09:34 AM

It depends how the word is used, some people use noob/n00b as shorter versions of newbie, others use noob/n00b as insulting versions of newbie.

In general:
Newbie = Poor through inexperience, but knowing you have a lot to learn and being willing to learn.
noob/n00b (when not just short for newbie) = Poor through being an idiotic fool and then not admitting you suck and often instead proclaiming leetness or superiority.

Hhahah, damn sensitive people on the internet. Need to shove pineapples up holes. Damn noobs.
This is like a Jew wanting to move to Nazi Germany... not to be racist but they should know what to expect.
LOL, thats a great comparison. (<< I have a Jewish friend, so I'm allowed to agree. He would also agree. lol.)

squerl

07-31-2007, 09:37 AM

Waaa.. I think it's a very good motivational factor, you usually keep playing a game to get better.

shadowhunter

07-31-2007, 10:16 AM

nublet lol

Puscifer

07-31-2007, 10:58 AM

lol i love calling ppl a noob when they piss me off in a game, dosn't happen very offten but its class:P

and if someone calls me a noob i try and own harder lol:P

Deadly

07-31-2007, 11:03 AM

people that spam the word noob at someone that killed them usuing a "noob" tactic just means that they suck because they fell for a "noob" tactic

if he gets offended when he plays a game, then dont play it simple as that

No Shelter

07-31-2007, 11:38 AM

I actually hate it. I really hate it when they say, "nub". Just makes you more of a geek!

The One

07-31-2007, 11:44 AM

I just finished playing doom, and the one thing that really bugs me is when you own someone and they call you a F***** noob, or some crap like that. Now that I think about it, some people sort of Intend to use the word noob as a swear word. But i dont get offended :P

jaydig

08-01-2007, 01:11 AM

Newbie = Poor through inexperience, but knowing you have a lot to learn and being willing to learn.
noob/n00b (when not just short for newbie) = Poor through being an idiotic fool and then not admitting you suck and often instead proclaiming leetness or superiority.

This seems to be the accepted definition but it doesn't make much sense to me. No one ever says 'newbie' or 'newb' but instead use the term 'noob', even if they're referring to a (inexperienced) 'newbie'. Considering the term 'noob' is obviously derived from 'newbie', shouldn't their definitions be the same? Using the term 'noob' to describe someone who is being an ass, or using an easy ('cheap') tactic seems like a total misnomer. I don't think I've ever called someone a 'noob' and I DO get annoyed when people say it in games, but only because I think name-calling with dumb internet words is lame. If someone's being an asshole.. call them an asshole.
The word noob is noobish.
Indeed.

m4stryfe

08-01-2007, 03:45 AM

We can't entrust the sword of a thousand truths to a noob!

QuotidianTemerity

08-01-2007, 07:58 AM

I actually hate it. I really hate it when they say, "nub". Just makes you more of a geek!

I find it quaint.
Personally, I don't mind being referred to as a "nub".

dontleave

08-01-2007, 07:58 AM

*Gasps aghastly*

QuotidianTemerity

08-01-2007, 08:00 AM

*Gasps aghastly*

In a merry mood today, aren't we? :)

iRelentless

08-01-2007, 08:01 AM

This seems to be the accepted definition but it doesn't make much sense to me.
Any word can be used as an insult. But n00b is so widely used as one that I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes officially recognised as one.

One of the most well known swear words, "FUCK", is rumoured to have originated from an old legal term for rape, "Forced Use of Carnal Knowledge". (I think it was proved wrong at some point. But I did see a program about language origins with actual references to that phrase in legal documents)

dontleave

08-01-2007, 08:01 AM

You do not fool me, the devil you are! Sent an Incubus from the depths of hell to destroy the soul which makes me man, AWAY WITH YOU FOUL SPIRIT, may God have mercy on your soul and the soul that sent you hither, AWAY!

FUCK= Fornication Under the Consent of the King... people put it on doorways when they were getting busy.

QuotidianTemerity

08-01-2007, 08:03 AM

FUCK= Fornication Under the Consent of the King... people put it on doorways when they were getting busy.

Holy crap.

I'm so having that on my T-shirt.

Plankie

08-01-2007, 09:00 AM

Whenever I see somebody write "naab" "nub" "nap" "n00b", I get so annoyed. There are always these kiddies that are 9-13 years old in GMod that says things like that, and I hate them so much. They are so annoying. It's almost like I could kill them.

teh_oen

08-01-2007, 09:26 AM

I think in a sense, the word noob is becoming something like a swear word in the gaming world. People use the word "Noob" as an insult not as "Your new" etc. But yeah, now I hate the word noob. A bunch of punks that say that thats all......

Asura

08-01-2007, 09:57 AM

Hey guys do you know the song named "Shut the fuck up?"

QuotidianTemerity

08-01-2007, 09:58 AM

Hey guys do you know the song names "Shut the fuck up?"

And Then The Man Came Around.

And Hell Followed With Him.

teh_oen

08-01-2007, 10:12 AM

"Shut the fuck up?"
Did you know that if you didnt like the thread and it bugged you, you dont have to come in here? Why dont you give me your email, so that I can send you the song "WHy dont you go fuck yourself?" hahaha :P

Cradoc

08-01-2007, 06:09 PM

Hey guys do you know the song named "Shut the fuck up?"

How bout we don't have any stupid comments like that and stay on topic...
of wth, what's the use of it anyways?

Noob, wow, never knew people got offended about it lol

Deadly

08-01-2007, 07:19 PM

Thirsty? (http://humour.200ok.com.au/img/bigcupofshutthefuckup.jpg)

InfectedToy

08-01-2007, 08:17 PM

Thirsty?
That scared the crap out of me!

Asura

08-01-2007, 10:06 PM

Did you know that if you didnt like the thread and it bugged you, you dont have to come in here? Why dont you give me your email, so that I can send you the song "WHy dont you go fuck yourself?" hahaha :P

wee xD i actualy had fun 13:00 AM. I am not offened about this thread ^^
my gf just started think that we are nerds cuz we are talking about things like "noob" word. So i tryed explanes her that we arent nerds we just like games and stuff.
Anyway i pleased her to say that joke.

Its from this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkSH-vx3EF8

Anyway i think that noob is just a stypid word what people use too much.

teh_oen

08-02-2007, 05:55 AM

Anyway i think that noob is just a stypid word what people use too much.
Yeah same here, the thing that seems to bug me and others the most is when you own someone hardcore, but they call you noob. That pisses me off, and I know I shouldnt listen to them, but then I go so damn hard that I swear my p0w4 l3v3l g035 0v4h 9000000000000!!!!

iRelentless

08-02-2007, 07:16 PM

Its from this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkSH-vx3EF8
Haha, that was awesome.

but then I go so damn hard that I swear my p0w4 l3v3l g035 0v4h 9000000000000!!!!
Oooooooo Kkkkkkkkkkkk... :P

gorgoth

08-02-2007, 08:05 PM

I remember back in my day :) when the term noob meant newbie, i.e. new to w/e game. It wasn't so much an insult as a term to call people, that, were noobs. Now people just throw it around pointlessly, as if they don't even know what it means. Sucking at a game has nothing to do with you being a noob. If you are a prodigy at a game the first time you play-you are a noob. A swear word, perhaps not. But an insult, albeit a bad insult, the word noob is. :)

iRelentless

08-02-2007, 08:59 PM

Now people just throw it around pointlessly, as if they don't even know what it means.
That's true of many words and phrases.

One I see/hear a lot is "I could care less", mostly used in place of "I couldn't care less".
People don't seem to realise that without the "n't" it becomes almost meaningless, because it implies you could be anywhere from 100% care right down to whatever the smallest percent above 0% is.

Also, in the town where I live, angry 5-12yr old's + badass sounding word they don't understand = new swear word for them to throw around for attention. The things they come out with are often amusing...

dontleave

08-02-2007, 09:27 PM

I could care less

Hey, I say that! I do it purposefully though, I usually mean it... and people always mad for that and get get pissed off at me thinking I said the latter

"I couldn't care less".

Then I chuckle

sb_andrew

08-03-2007, 03:29 AM

Aside from this, I think that him and others that think the same are just plain retarded and get "Offended" by the word n00b because they suck ass at the game and cant do anything worth sh!t.

Genius, that's exactly why they consider it an insult.

hooray for zombies

08-03-2007, 02:31 PM

heh, andrew, Mr. Potatomoto avatar=+respectiness

Deadly

08-03-2007, 02:41 PM

when a word is used too much, the meaning and shock/surprise of it is just pointless.

for example, when someone gets pissed and they start sayin F THIS and F THAT and every other word is that, its just pointless and it loses its meaning.