a Vote for the "worst" word used in the RFF in 2006

[Sparrow]

Classic

Don't forget the all-mighty Kings of Bokeh ... although I keep forgetting which ones are which

Is that still playing off Broadway?

 

[steamer]

As usual late to the party. M8 gets my vote; as for bokeh it's just a regular (not terribly polite) Japanese word that means spaced out, or senile. You could say you were feeling a little boke today if you forgot your keys or something like that.
it sounds lclose to Okay with a "B" in front.

 

[Pherdinand]

i'd go for Leica.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Without metaphor the internet would be a desert, or not

With metaphor, the Internet is a sniping saloon. :bang:

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Which, reminds me, this is another word that pinches my goat:

"Noob".

 

[Nachkebia]

What does Noob mean?
Gabriel your lucky number are`s " 3, 6, 9 "

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

What does Noob mean?
Gabriel your lucky number are`s " 3, 6, 9 "

lol -- you're ok.

It's supposed to mean "newbie".

 

[xayraa33]

What does Noob mean?
Gabriel your lucky number are`s " 3, 6, 9 "

noob is short for newbie.
someone just starting out.
a novice, a greenhorn.

 

[Magus]

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[Nachkebia]

ah niubee thank`s for explaning....
Gabriel O.K.

("newb", "n3wb" "newbit", "knob", "noob", "no0b", "n00b", "nib", "nibblins", "Frodo Nooblins", "fruity noob", "newblet(s)", "nub sauce", "Noobzors", "nubz", "nubcakes", "nublich", "nubzorz", "Niblit", "nob", "nab", "naab", "nub", "nubhed", "nublets", and "nub kake")

 

[Sparrow]

I thought that was US English for nob

 

[VinceC]

>>ah niubee thank`s for explaning....<<

Back in the pre-Internet days, I read photo magazines for years before understanding what "tyro" meant (last generation's word for Noob/Newbie).

 

[Nachkebia]

Tyro", alternative spelling "Tiro", also means a novice or beginner, from the Latin tiro meaning a young soldier, a recruit.

In case you did not know

In Greek mythology, Tyro was the daughter of Salmoneus and mother of Pelias and Neleus. Her father, Salmoneus, was the brother of Athamus.

Very informative topic, have to admit

 

[clintock]

Patina

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[5nap5hot]

Well it's not a word but it's a total pet-peeve of mine. People who post SLR and Digital images to the W/nW forum. This is a RANGEFINDER website! It should be devoted to rangefinder photography! There are hundreds of other websites devoted to SLR/Digital photography... post them there!

 

[Kim Coxon]

Tyro is still used as part of the callsign for trainee pilots over the radio.

Kim

>>ah niubee thank`s for explaning....<<

Back in the pre-Internet days, I read photo magazines for years before understanding what "tyro" meant (last generation's word for Noob/Newbie).

 

[back alley]

Patina

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while i rarely say this word...i do like how it sounds rolling off the tongue...everyone...say it once, out loud and see if you agree!

 

[dmr]

No, Lense is a (common on the internet) misspelling of lens

It may be starting to become accepted by some dictionaries as a "variant", but that's because so many people have been spelling it wrong.

Oh, I get it, kinda like "potatoe".

{ ducking, running, hiding }

 

[bobkonos]

I'll agree on "bokeh" because all that talk about it just helped me spend a lot of money to find out what the deal is...

 

[350D_user]

noob is short for newbie.
someone just starting out.
a novice, a greenhorn.

It began life as a term for newbie. It grew into an "insult", meaning "idiot".