Cluebie
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A new or inexperienced user who is more knowledgeable than a newbie; a newbie who "has a clue". Internet, dated
"I've been out of it so long now that if you gave me an axe I probably wouldn't know which end to use to chop down a tree, but I still know enough of the basics to scare the cluebies off and to set up some protection against the majority of the people who think downloading "toolz" like WinNuke makes them a threat to national security."
Example
More examples"I've been out of it so long now that if you gave me an axe I probably wouldn't know which end to use to chop down a tree, but I still know enough of the basics to scare the cluebies off and to set up some protection against the majority of the people who think downloading "toolz" like WinNuke makes them a threat to national security."
Etymology
Blend of clue + newbie.
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