On Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:55:05 -0400 Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On 3/9/2014 9:42 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 10 March 2014 00:15:18 Dave Woyciesjes wrote: > >> Really, calling the OP a "nub" ( whatever the hell he means by > >> that) isn't an insult? > > > > "nub", short for newbie, i.e. new user. And no, it is not an > > insult. > > > > Lisi > > > > > > Maybe not where you are. But here in the United States it is > considered quite derogatory. "Newbie" is the term we use here for a > new user. > > Jerry True. I've seen "noob" referring to newbie, but not "nub". So I looked it up on UrbanDictionary.Com, the authoritative reference on all things slang, and it appears that "nub" is not merely "noob", it's much more insulting: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nub Also, consider the context in which it was said. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140309230455.38f7f6d6@mydesk