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noob cannon en · NOUN

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  1. (derogatory, slang) In first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.
    • In addition to my first grenade kill ever (well, I mean in the game), I got accused of cheating. […] I think what prompted it was a round where I went absolutely fuckin' Ghengis with the noob cannon. I was brought down in a hail of small-caliber gunfire, but only after splattering 5 separate crania with 00 buck. 2000 December 29, Brian Trosko, “CS Cheating”, in alt.games.half-life (Usenet):

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