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

Reuters   |  Jason Szep   |   December 12, 2007 08:00 AM

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"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.

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- fantagor I'm a Fan of fantagor 18 fans permalink

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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:34 PM on 12/13/2007
- nickinglis I'm a Fan of nickinglis permalink

woot.com is a great site.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:04 AM on 12/13/2007
- BRUMALIA I'm a Fan of BRUMALIA permalink

WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:35 PM on 12/12/2007
- OneVoiceInACrowd I'm a Fan of OneVoiceInACrowd 41 fans permalink
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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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:06 PM on 12/12/2007
- geobushono I'm a Fan of geobushono 15 fans permalink

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

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:28 AM on 12/12/2007
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