/n[y]oo' Bee/ (Originally from British puBlic-school and military slang variant of "new Boy") An inexperienced user of Usenet or other system. This term surfaced in the newsgroupnews:talk.BizarreBut is now in wide use. Criteria for Being considered a newBie vary wildly a person can Be called a newBie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The laBel "newBie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has Been around Usenet for a long time But who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See BIFF. [Jargon File] (1998-02-18)