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*exitspeed* · 12-12-2007, 09:31 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/...rd_of_the_year

By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press Writer Tue Dec 11, 5:55 PM ET

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."
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"W00t," a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.

Merriam-Webster's president, John Morse, said "w00t" was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.

"It shows a really interesting thing that's going on in language. It's a term that's arrived only because we're now communicating electronically with each other," Morse said.

Gamers commonly substitute numbers and symbols for the letters they resemble, Morse says, creating what they call "l33t speak" — that's "leet" when spoken, short for "elite" to the rest of the world.

For technophobes, the word also is familiar from the 1990 movie "Pretty Woman," in which Julia Roberts startles her date's upper-crust friends with a hearty "Woot, woot, woot!" at a polo match.

Purists of "l33t speak" often substitute a "7" for the final "t," expressing a "w007" of victory — an "in your face" of sorts — when they defeat an online gaming opponent.

"W00t" was among 20 nominees in a list of the most-searched words in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary and most frequently submitted terms from users of its "open dictionary."

The choice did not make Allan Metcalf, executive secretary of the American Dialect Society, say "w00t."

"It's amusing, but it's limited to a small community and unlikely to spread and unlikely to last," said Metcalf, an English professor at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill.

The 2006 pick, "truthiness," also has its roots in pop culture. It was popularized by Comedy Central satirical political commentator Stephen Colbert.

Some also-rans in the 2007 list: the use of "facebook" as a verb to signify using the Web site by that name; nuanced terms such as "quixotic," "hypocrite" and "conundrum"; and "blamestorm," a meeting in which mistakes are aired, fingers are pointed and much discomfort is had by all.

jfc3po · 12-12-2007, 09:34 AM

.......w00t

msglengthisaworthlesscunt...

eastcoastS14 · 12-12-2007, 09:35 AM

that is fuckin retarded

Unholy S14 · 12-12-2007, 09:39 AM

woot for reposts

jk

*HaLo* · 12-12-2007, 09:43 AM

w00t for boobies.

*exitspeed* · 12-12-2007, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unholy S14

woot for reposts

jk

Really? Woot indeed!

2ilvia · 12-12-2007, 09:56 AM

woot has always been gay to me

enjoi

**RJF** · 12-12-2007, 10:39 AM

.

PRADOgy · 12-12-2007, 10:47 AM

i love the "american" english language!

Okinawandrifter87 · 12-12-2007, 11:18 AM

I just heard about this in the morning today.. awesome.. sorry meant WOOT WOOT lmao

azndoc · 12-12-2007, 11:23 AM

wOOt wOOt should be the official slogan of hOOter's

IIIXziuR · 12-12-2007, 11:36 AM

Isn't bling bling in the good book too now?
Jeez, what a mockery of the English language we have made.

*exitspeed* · 12-12-2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IIIXziuR

Isn't bling bling in the good book too now?
Jeez, what a mockery of the English language we have made.

It's in Websters, yes.

*S13Boosts* · 12-12-2007, 11:37 AM

wooot wooot

Kuzumi · 12-12-2007, 11:45 AM

it's w00t not woot or wOOt cmon guyz
even spell check said w00t was correct

axiomatik · 12-12-2007, 11:48 AM

w007? = lame.

w00t =

.

Howard92884 · 12-12-2007, 11:48 AM

You guys are doing it all wrong, those are zero's not oh's...............w00t w00t, now that it is in the dictionary you have to start spelling it right.

SHIFT_*grind* · 12-12-2007, 11:48 AM

That's pretty ridiculous.

Personally, I'm waiting for "ludacris" to become an accepted alternate spelling. Then I'll be going out back to decapitate myself with a gardening spade.

Farzam · 12-12-2007, 12:37 PM

w00t is the shit

Suck on my dick

Yeah just like that

Mmm baby

Bottled water.

Tops* · 12-12-2007, 02:59 PM

W00t just reminds me of WoW (World of Warcraft), which some of my friends play. I hate WoW with a passion.

I didn't know what l337 was for the longest time. "Elite" my dick...

opponheimer · 12-12-2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tops*

I hate WoW with a passion.

South Park hit the nail on the head in their wow episode:

"No I don't play WoW, I have a life."

But oh yeah, the w00t-bandwagon was always stupid from the beginning.. So is FTW and FTL. w00t FTL.

steve shadows · 12-12-2007, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastcoastS14

that is fuckin retarded

seriously wow

then

the next additions to the english dictionary will be Spainish.

2Slow40 · 12-12-2007, 05:27 PM

Awww, why was my w00t thread closed when it was first!? Oh well. lol jk

w00t's really freakin old, Webster's needs to get with the program. I think the first word that was ever typed on the Internet was w00t.

Antihero983 · 12-12-2007, 07:21 PM

english teachers and professors are cringing.

k's_silvia2.0 · 12-12-2007, 07:23 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!

Ethix · 12-12-2007, 08:40 PM

w00t is the word of 2007? Holy Shit.

People have only been saying it for about 6 or 7 years or so. That's like saying Princess Diana's death is the number 1 pop culture story of 2007.

12-12-2007, 09:31 AM	#1
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	WOOt! wOOt!...is now a real word. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/...rd_of_the_year By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press Writer Tue Dec 11, 5:55 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t." ADVERTISEMENT "W00t," a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's online poll for the word that best sums up 2007. Merriam-Webster's president, John Morse, said "w00t" was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology. "It shows a really interesting thing that's going on in language. It's a term that's arrived only because we're now communicating electronically with each other," Morse said. Gamers commonly substitute numbers and symbols for the letters they resemble, Morse says, creating what they call "l33t speak" — that's "leet" when spoken, short for "elite" to the rest of the world. For technophobes, the word also is familiar from the 1990 movie "Pretty Woman," in which Julia Roberts startles her date's upper-crust friends with a hearty "Woot, woot, woot!" at a polo match. Purists of "l33t speak" often substitute a "7" for the final "t," expressing a "w007" of victory — an "in your face" of sorts — when they defeat an online gaming opponent. "W00t" was among 20 nominees in a list of the most-searched words in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary and most frequently submitted terms from users of its "open dictionary." The choice did not make Allan Metcalf, executive secretary of the American Dialect Society, say "w00t." "It's amusing, but it's limited to a small community and unlikely to spread and unlikely to last," said Metcalf, an English professor at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. The 2006 pick, "truthiness," also has its roots in pop culture. It was popularized by Comedy Central satirical political commentator Stephen Colbert. Some also-rans in the 2007 list: the use of "facebook" as a verb to signify using the Web site by that name; nuanced terms such as "quixotic," "hypocrite" and "conundrum"; and "blamestorm," a meeting in which mistakes are aired, fingers are pointed and much discomfort is had by all. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

12-12-2007, 09:39 AM	#4
Unholy S14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Akina of Erie Pa Age: 38 Posts: 1,965 Trader Rating: (-3) Feedback Score: -3 reviews	woot for reposts jk __________________ parting out dark blue 89 hatch, PM me if you need anything.

12-12-2007, 09:43 AM	#5
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	w00t for boobies. __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

12-12-2007, 10:39 AM	#8
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12-12-2007, 10:47 AM	#9
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12-12-2007, 09:34 AM	#2
jfc3po Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 38 Posts: 348 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	.......w00t msglengthisaworthlesscunt...

12-12-2007, 09:35 AM	#3
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,984 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	that is fuckin retarded

12-12-2007, 09:56 AM	#7
2ilvia Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: norhio Posts: 627 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	woot has always been gay to me enjoi

12-12-2007, 11:18 AM	#10
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12-12-2007, 11:23 AM	#11
azndoc Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 43 Posts: 9,487 Trader Rating: (47) Rides Gallery: azndoc Feedback Score: 47 reviews	wOOt wOOt should be the official slogan of hOOter's

12-12-2007, 11:36 AM	#12
IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,655 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Isn't bling bling in the good book too now? Jeez, what a mockery of the English language we have made.

12-12-2007, 11:37 AM	#14
S13Boosts Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: VEGAS Posts: 5,292 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	wooot wooot

12-12-2007, 11:45 AM	#15
Kuzumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minecraftia! Posts: 753 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	it's w00t not woot or wOOt cmon guyz even spell check said w00t was correct __________________ http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1127316777

12-12-2007, 11:48 AM	#16
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,702 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	w007? = lame. w00t = . __________________

12-12-2007, 11:48 AM	#17
Howard92884 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Puyallup, WA/Mosul, Iraq Age: 40 Posts: 829 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Howard92884 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	You guys are doing it all wrong, those are zero's not oh's...............w00t w00t, now that it is in the dictionary you have to start spelling it right.

12-12-2007, 11:48 AM	#18
SHIFT_grind Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NWA Age: 42 Posts: 2,066 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	That's pretty ridiculous. Personally, I'm waiting for "ludacris" to become an accepted alternate spelling. Then I'll be going out back to decapitate myself with a gardening spade. __________________ My seller review thread

12-12-2007, 12:37 PM	#19
Farzam Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles (SFV) / Raleigh, NC Age: 34 Posts: 5,185 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	w00t is the shit Suck on my dick Yeah just like that Mmm baby Bottled water. __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ███████████████]

12-12-2007, 02:59 PM	#20
Tops* Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SF, CA Age: 37 Posts: 966 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	W00t just reminds me of WoW (World of Warcraft), which some of my friends play. I hate WoW with a passion. I didn't know what l337 was for the longest time. "Elite" my dick... __________________ MADE IN JAPAN

12-12-2007, 05:27 PM	#23
2Slow40 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CA Age: 37 Posts: 522 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Awww, why was my w00t thread closed when it was first!? Oh well. lol jk w00t's really freakin old, Webster's needs to get with the program. I think the first word that was ever typed on the Internet was w00t.

12-12-2007, 07:21 PM	#24
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12-12-2007, 07:23 PM	#25
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12-12-2007, 08:40 PM	#26
Ethix Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 92 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	w00t is the word of 2007? Holy Shit. People have only been saying it for about 6 or 7 years or so. That's like saying Princess Diana's death is the number 1 pop culture story of 2007.