Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newfag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: newfag
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inexperienced member of an online community, especially 4chan; a n00b.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Oh, also, using Outhouse Express...yeah, really shows off what a Usenet newfag you are, just a lil FYI for ya. You might wanna try XNews or Agent or any *REAL* news browser (not a mail client with some sloppily added extras)."
"I got branded a newfag by some of the asshat old-timers."
"Many veteran users bemoaned that the newfags were only interested in trolling, and cared not for meme creation and ultranerdy culture."

Etymology

From new + -fag.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: new

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

newfags (plural) newfriend (alternative) newfren (alternative)

Antonyms

oldbie oldfag

Questions

What does newfag mean?: An inexperienced member of an online community, especially 4chan; a n00b.
Where does newfag come from?: From new + -fag.

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