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		useragent86 on Aug 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New in Git: switch and restore I've been using the term noob for decades. Reading your comment is the first time I've ever seen anyone compare it with boob. There is a big world out there, with lots of different people using words to mean things.

crazygringo on Aug 2, 2021 [–]

Well it's certainly widely established that "noob" is more derogatory [1] [2]. Take that for what you will when you choose to use it.

[1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/noob

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#Connotations_of_variant...

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