Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year? Woot!

"w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary.

Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster Inc. said "w00t" -- typically spelled with two zeros -- reflects a new direction in the American language led by a generation raised on video games and cell phone text-messaging.

It's like saying "yay," the dictionary said.

Read the whole story: Reuters

Comments

[fantagor]

06:34 PM on 12/13/2007

W00t can't be a word. A word is made up of letters not numbers and letters. W00t is gibberish or a registration code of some sort.

Another example of the dumbing down of America.

W00t for us.

Randy

PS My spellchecker didn't blink at w00t. So I guess it's a word.

Well, then, everybody please s8899jmjhh my b0987mnmjjeeqw.

[nickinglis]

10:04 AM on 12/13/2007

woot.com is a great site.

[BRUMALIA]

08:35 PM on 12/12/2007

WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!

[OneVoiceInACrowd]

04:06 PM on 12/12/2007

if w00t made it why not lol? It is far more pervasive.

Funnny that headline doesn't spell it right.

And after living quake and living halo, have to say that bow-chicka-bow-wow is a much better word.

[geobushono]

08:28 AM on 12/12/2007

get me a walker.....I've never heard (of) this word.