hhmmm, 1337 is old, very old. 1337 represents the 90s. First time I heard it it was already way outdated. I don't remember the first time I heard it though, couple of year’s back I guess.

Noob, I don't remember. I am sure I heard it when I was playing some game online. And I’ve played countless games online, so I don't remember. Same goes for pwnage, and ownage.

w00t I once heard in an MSN conversation. It was back in 2001 I think, maybe 2000. I was playing Mech Warrior 4 intensively and I was in a clan. It was a clan chat. Someone started the chat with w00t.

I invented all 3 sayings...in 1980...in my garage...

Your profile says you were born in 1980.

Not very 1337 if you ask me.

Q

well when i started using "noob" it was the MK altered version of "newb" which is a newbie.

a noob is a dumb member that asks stupid questions
a newb is a new member that asks normal questions

VainQueur Wrote: Your profile says you were born in 1980. Not very 1337 if you ask me. Q

Damn u busted me...lol The first time I seen 1337 was on the online Star Wars game I have...w00t and n00b also...I used to get sick of, actually still get sick of, people who think they are 'kings of the internet' and call other people noobs.

Im playing an online game right now. Never get called nOOb, or newb. But I'm pretty sure I heard it from the same game a while back.

We owned the other team.

I think I saw all these terms playing on battlenet. The noob thing was pretty old...woot as well if I remember correctly has been around just as long as the term noob. I started seeing 1337 fairly recently...probably only two years ago. I used to have a page up on the internet with all kinds of internet lingo. I will look it up and post it ... kinda funny.

1337: 'elite'
n00b, noob, newb: someone who is new to something, or someone who acts, at one point, like they're new. p1-"what does tt mean?" p2-"lol newb"
pwn: own, said like "sweet" (as in 'that's sweet', 'that pwn's')
pwned: owned, as in "I pwned him", pretty much the same as "I owned him", so used like that
h8: hate, as in "omg the hate around here". If someone says "I h8 u", its nothing like "I hate you". h8 refers to a feeling of faked dislike of someone, or to belittle actual hateful comments: p1-"you really suck" p2-"wow the h8"
<3: love, as in "love, no(t) hate", "<3 ok?". Not the same as love, <3 is pretty much opposite to h8, in the same context.
h4x0r: haxxor, hacker, like "you did something which should not be allowed. person1-"I just killed p2" p2-"he's a haxxor".
woot, w00t, WoOT: not unlike whooping sounds of any sort, used to indicate happiness, esp. when beating something, like the opposing team (not usually used against a single person)
kern: to kern someone. To lead cows to them while they are afk, resulting in death.
T.T, t.t, tt: "I'm sad, but not really, so don't worry" or "That's sad."
gg: good game, sometimes people say it after a duel or even after a flamewar on the forums.
gd: good duel, used to congratulate each other after a duel.
gosu: cool. "That's a gosu weapon!" That's a cool/awesome weapon!
O.o, O_O: Surprise or in awe of something.

Nikodemus Wrote: 1337: 'elite' n00b, noob, newb: someone who is new to something, or someone who acts, at one point, like they're new. p1-"what does tt mean?" p2-"lol newb" pwn: own, said like "sweet" (as in 'that's sweet', 'that pwn's') pwned: owned, as in "I pwned him", pretty much the same as "I owned him", so used like that h8: hate, as in "omg the hate around here". If someone says "I h8 u", its nothing like "I hate you". h8 refers to a feeling of faked dislike of someone, or to belittle actual hateful comments: p1-"you really suck" p2-"wow the h8" h4x0r: haxxor, hacker, like "you did something which should not be allowed. person1-"I just killed p2" p2-"he's a haxxor". woot, w00t, WoOT: not unlike whooping sounds of any sort, used to indicate happiness, esp. when beating something, like the opposing team (not usually used against a single person) kern: to kern someone. To lead cows to them while they are afk, resulting in death. T.T, t.t, tt: "I'm sad, but not really, so don't worry" or "That's sad." gg: good game, sometimes people say it after a duel or even after a flamewar on the forums. gd: good duel, used to congratulate each other after a duel. gosu: cool. "That's a gosu weapon!" That's a cool/awesome weapon! O.o, O_O: Surprise or in awe of something.

u forgot 'GOATSE'

goatse: guy opens ass to show everyone

blade-tsung Wrote: Nikodemus Wrote: 1337: 'elite' n00b, noob, newb: someone who is new to something, or someone who acts, at one point, like they're new. p1-"what does tt mean?" p2-"lol newb" pwn: own, said like "sweet" (as in 'that's sweet', 'that pwn's') pwned: owned, as in "I pwned him", pretty much the same as "I owned him", so used like that h8: hate, as in "omg the hate around here". If someone says "I h8 u", its nothing like "I hate you". h8 refers to a feeling of faked dislike of someone, or to belittle actual hateful comments: p1-"you really suck" p2-"wow the h8" h4x0r: haxxor, hacker, like "you did something which should not be allowed. person1-"I just killed p2" p2-"he's a haxxor". woot, w00t, WoOT: not unlike whooping sounds of any sort, used to indicate happiness, esp. when beating something, like the opposing team (not usually used against a single person) kern: to kern someone. To lead cows to them while they are afk, resulting in death. T.T, t.t, tt: "I'm sad, but not really, so don't worry" or "That's sad." gg: good game, sometimes people say it after a duel or even after a flamewar on the forums. gd: good duel, used to congratulate each other after a duel. gosu: cool. "That's a gosu weapon!" That's a cool/awesome weapon! O.o, O_O: Surprise or in awe of something. u forgot 'GOATSE'

}¿?}: which I just made up it means Joe kick ass!!

but pwnage is Very stu[id just dubass played it off, it's really just a typo and then it developed into assmonkey heaven...

I never used 1337, and I arely found out what that meant. I thought n00b was for this site only becuase of NOOB saibot, so instead of saying newbs(short for newbies) you guys said n00bs. I use lol, and lmao all the time. I never use rotflmao, or uber or pwn(which I don't get). I use w00t alot though.

My friends say "w00t w00t" alot.

The first time i heard about the term "newbie" was actually a long time ago when i was a child. I remember when my older cousins would teach me things in video games, or sports, they would say "Daves a newbie at this". So thats been with me for a while, heh.

The first time i saw "n00b" and "noob" was on the message boards a few years ago. I think i remember seeing it on the first message board i ever went to, which is the "F13TH message board". IMO its a very annoying word, and it kind of annoys me when people call newbies that who didnt even do anything, or are just asking a simple question that they didnt know. You probably wouldnt see me calling someone a n00b. A n00b is way different than a newb, yet people call newbs n00bs. Weird.

As for 1337, it looks awfully familiar. I either saw it on a message board years ago, or someone mentioned it to me in person, but i just forget.

since those terms are relatively old, we should come up with new sayings. Any suggestions?

Hyuga Wrote: goatse: guy opens ass to show everyone blade-tsung Wrote: Nikodemus Wrote: 1337: 'elite' n00b, noob, newb: someone who is new to something, or someone who acts, at one point, like they're new. p1-"what does tt mean?" p2-"lol newb" pwn: own, said like "sweet" (as in 'that's sweet', 'that pwn's') pwned: owned, as in "I pwned him", pretty much the same as "I owned him", so used like that h8: hate, as in "omg the hate around here". If someone says "I h8 u", its nothing like "I hate you". h8 refers to a feeling of faked dislike of someone, or to belittle actual hateful comments: p1-"you really suck" p2-"wow the h8" h4x0r: haxxor, hacker, like "you did something which should not be allowed. person1-"I just killed p2" p2-"he's a haxxor". woot, w00t, WoOT: not unlike whooping sounds of any sort, used to indicate happiness, esp. when beating something, like the opposing team (not usually used against a single person) kern: to kern someone. To lead cows to them while they are afk, resulting in death. T.T, t.t, tt: "I'm sad, but not really, so don't worry" or "That's sad." gg: good game, sometimes people say it after a duel or even after a flamewar on the forums. gd: good duel, used to congratulate each other after a duel. gosu: cool. "That's a gosu weapon!" That's a cool/awesome weapon! O.o, O_O: Surprise or in awe of something. u forgot 'GOATSE'

Thank u, thank u very much.

According to some people, there's a difference between "newbie" and "noob". They say a "newbie" is just a new person in an online community, and a "noob" is an obnoxious, annoying new person in an online community.

I also learnt today that "l33t" and the like is as old as the '80s and comes from old BBS.

I only use 1337 in ironic contexts but I do use über a lot; possibly because I'm also fluent in German but then again I think über is a way cooler word than "mega" or "super".

BTW Thanks for the information I didn't have yet, guys.

Cheers,
VQ

'1337' is derived from '31337' which was a more commen use for hackers in the early 80s (give or take).

The word 'noob' also originated from the hacker scene, especially in phreaking/hacking readings.

The words 'pwn' and 'ownage' originates from gamers, the same goes for the word 'w00t'/'woot'.


This, according to my beliefs/readings.

Queer, and maybe vain are two words that describe leet....it's just plain stupid. *not making fun of you so "no offense" lol jk

And I invented OMGWTFBBQ. Truly, then Quirk and everyone else caught on to it on one thread I posted in.

Alpha_Q_Up Wrote: I thought n00b was for this site only becuase of NOOB saibot, so instead of saying newbs(short for newbies) you guys said n00bs.

I thought the same thing; with message boards I've used in the past, I usually lost interest and stopped posting after a week or two, so I never saw "noob" or n00b" on other boards. I did see newbie quite often though. I never understood 1337 till I read what Nikodemus and Agilo said about it. I always thought pwned/pwnage was a typo, or mocking of a typo.

The definition of noob changes from person to person. But to me, anyone who enters a forum with no reguard or respect for the community at all is a noob. You could be posting for a year and still be a noob in my eyes. I don't care how long you've been here. I've been posting long enough not to be a newbie(newbies > Noobs), but not long enough to be a vet, so I'm not even one to talk.

Then again, I am an elite according to MKS. But really, I think most people weigh the elite status with a grain of salt, lol.

Needleskane Wrote: Queer, and maybe vain are two words that describe leet....it's just plain stupid. *not making fun of you so "no offense" lol jk

People with hair metal avatars shouldn't try to be so funny.

VQ

TemperaryUserName Wrote: Then again, I am an elite according to MKS. But really, I think most people weigh the elite status with a grain of salt, lol.

Remember kids, everything I say is correct. Those who say otherwise are liars who'll receive a visit from the Elite "enforcer", Ghaleon