- Don't be such a slowbie.
slowbie
noun; zero derivation
A person with slow reaction time and or procrastinator, especially in computer games ('stop being a slowbie, you newbie!' My suitemate was in a technological lingo mode when I was talking to him. This time I was playing a game with him, and he was commenting on my speed and reaction time in the game and how it was slowing him down. Like the word 'newbie', 'slowbie' is a product of a technological lingo type of speech, where the suffix 'bie' can be added to any number words to form 'techie' terms. I've also heard this term used to describe procrastinators.
Etymology : new zero derivation; arising from 'slow' + 'bie'
Source : conversation with suitemate
Last modified: 10 June 2008