| "FOB" was used in both the eastern and western US as far back as the 1800's when the great migrations to the US began to happen. However, for the most part it just mean newcomer or newbie in our modern terms. But it mostly got it negative terms from the previous immigrants themselves. By that, I mean they could recognize who was new to community and take advantage of them, be it by scams or by making fun of them due to their lack of local knowledge.
That being said, JGL, we are newbies in one way or another continually in our lives. New school, job, country, or habits. It really does not have that much to do with "americans" as it that Americans have used slang phrases our whole life. |