Dictionary

highbie en · NOUN

Etymology

From high + -bie.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A high-level character in an MMORPG.
   • A lowbie always has access to highbie stuff simply by leveling up, but highbies are purposely restricted from this content. 2001 September 5, Silverlock [username], “Re: Why trivial loot code sucks mister Harmon.”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet):
   • The score was "the great equalizer," and Imani knew that as a "highbie" she was poised to benefit at the highest level. 2011, Lauren McLaughlin, Scored, Random House Children's Books, →ISBN, page 3:
   • […] and since everyone knows what they did, the players give them all the respect *they* believe a 'botter deserves. (I.e. they aren't a "real" highbie in the eyes of their peers.) 1998 June 9, Arlie Stephens, “Re: Botting and Autoplaying”, in rec.games.mud.admin (Usenet):

Forms

Antonyms

lowbie