w00t! w00t!

w00t is now a real word!

Merriam-Webster has officially added it to the dictionary.

Based on votes from visitors to their Web site, the expression is the #1 Word of the Year for 2007.

w00t (interjection):
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"

w00t! I won the contest!

This year's winning word first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t ("leet," or "elite") speak—an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double "o" in the word is usually represented by double zeroes, the exclamation is also known to be an acronym for "we owned the other team"—again stemming from the gaming community.

Last year's word of the year?

Truthiness, as coined by Stephen Colbert.

Posted: Dec 12, 2007 at 1:49 pm / Email this »

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70 comments to “w00t! w00t!”

marina says – reply to this

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what an asshole!
i hate him!
first!
mar says – reply to this

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second!
douche!
laura says – reply to this

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1st!!
sexymama says – reply to this

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thats bad!
George Bush says – reply to this

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I have a tiny dick.
Barack Obama says – reply to this

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First American President with a big dick. Obama for America 2008
AmberLen says – reply to this

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First! Love you Perez!
AmberLen says – reply to this

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I can't believe I just did that first thing HA…twas fun while it lasted, tho ill probly hit like 4th or something.

WOOOOOOT!
tony says – reply to this

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wow this is fucking lame.
ryan says – reply to this

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#1000000
AmberLen says – reply to this

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I can't believe I just did that *first!* thing HA…twas fun while it lasted, tho ill probly hit like 4th or something.

WOOOOOOT!
donya says – reply to this

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haahaha I hate that ass… lol w00t
Stefany says – reply to this

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I can't believe its a REAL word now.. my friends and I went through a "woot" phase.. this is too weird. Shows how much technology is changing.
joshua j says – reply to this

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love george w! greatest pres ever! you morons can thank him for no terrorist attacks since 9/11 wake up assholes you will appreciate him once hillary or hussein obama is in office freedom as we know it will be OVER
Obsessed says – reply to this

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w00t the fuck ?
Colbert Kicks Ass says – reply to this

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w00t Bush's dick way bigger then Obama !!!!
Bndgk4L says – reply to this

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i love the word WoOt!!!! so glad it is getting made props! WoOt!!!!!
Jessica in Reno says – reply to this

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that is tarded.
doggie balls says – reply to this

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next year's word should be …cuntability…the ability to be a cunt…which applies to all woman and gays
Nickel says – reply to this

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If you actually read the page at M-W, it says that w00t has *not* been added to any official dictionary. Basically, it just won this year's popularity contest.
lady says – reply to this

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i thought it was whoop, not woot
LEONa'$ GHO$t, Yea, Uh Huh, BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER BITCHES! says – reply to this

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I'm just glad it's a word he can pronounce.
lizz says – reply to this

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In a year or so you are all going to really, really hate that word.
Yea Bush says – reply to this

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Jeb for President in 08.
mike says – reply to this

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Did you even read the article you linked to?
"[W00t] hasn't found its way into a regular Merriam-Webster dictionary yet"
W00t is not, as of yet, recognized by any official dictionary as a real word. It is listed in open dictionaries, which are nothing more than a Wikipedia format dictionary.
mia says – reply to this

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I heart Bush… w00t w00t!!!
Cowtown says – reply to this

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Aah. The dumbing down of American continues. Does anyone ever think of any issues of importance or is always about crap like this.
Sarah says – reply to this

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DOES NO ONE TAKE THE FUCKING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERIOUSLY ANYMORE?!

This is so stupid.
RitaPita says – reply to this

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Yet another step towards idiocy reigning over everything….
Lauren says – reply to this

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So, is it spelled with 2 zeros or 2 o's?
SJM says – reply to this

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"Woot" has been in the black lexicon for decades….Decades. Arsenio Hall's little fist pumping thing on his show in the 80's. It's been in hip hop forever. Only when white male dorks adopt it and change it does it make its way into the dictionary. God bless America.
sjfskjdflskdjf says – reply to this

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n00b & pwnd definetly should have made it.
kimmm says – reply to this

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BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to the families
of soliders!!! America loves you!!! thank
you thank you thank you!!!
Mo says – reply to this

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isnt w00t the word for "wonderful loot"?
ilovemysoliders says – reply to this

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Re: kimmm –
so right! BRING EM HOME!!!
Aaron says – reply to this

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Gamer GEEKS all around the world should be proud of the contribution he or she is making to the degradation of the English language. Gamers need to get lives, not create a new language.
Colbert Kicks Ass says – reply to this

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I will second the Jeb '08 nomination !!!! w00t w00t
linguist says – reply to this

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last years word of the year was actually "plutoed" NOT "truthiness", although it was in the running…
SReg says – reply to this

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It wasn't added to their dictionary.

And even if it was, it still wouldn't be a "real word." This is Merriam-Webster we're talking about; they add EVERYTHING to their dictionary.
Are you serious? says – reply to this

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Re: Cowtown – And yet you cannot complete a grammatically correct statement to back your point. I love how the people who insult the intellects of the American people, are always tools in their own right. Congratulations, that means you're a tool too. :] You're probably from some miserable commie country, aren't you?
Are you serious? says – reply to this

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Re: Cowtown – And yet you cannot complete a grammatically correct statement to back your point - not to mention that you also have made a "typo". I love how the people who insult the intellects of the American people are always tools in their own right. Congratulations, that means you're a tool too. :] You're probably from some miserable commie country, aren't you?
Am I bovvered? says – reply to this

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BIG Asshole!!!!!!!!!!with low I.Q.!!!!!!!!
ASSHOLE PRESIDENT says – reply to this

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.Because of him Americans are doubley hated the world over.He has sent more young men and women to early graves,over Iraq,this bullshitter along with his hench man Cheney lied to all of you,WMS MY ASS,HES IN IN FOR THE OIL BABY,Should of just concentrated on Afganistan were the real problem was.Ever notice thats its always the poor kids of the nation that go fight for their country.The world can,t wait till this asshole is gone
london says – reply to this

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sure it got the most votes…thanks to technology gamblers spend a lot of time on the computer….
Gwen says – reply to this

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Really? A word that no one but 15 year old jackasses online use? Useful!
BOSTON says – reply to this

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MAYBE BUSH SHOULD STICK TO OLD WORDS LIKE
"PEACE"
"HONESY"
"STOP PUTTING US ALL IN THE HOLE"
"BRING OUR BOYS HOME"
I CAN'T EVEN GO ON, HE MAKES ME SO SICK,
HE'S A PIECE OF SHIT.
obama says – reply to this

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w00t I need a big 1
Thunderstud says – reply to this

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perez: Just admit it, you like "woot" because it rhymes with "froot", your gayvorate flavor.
Mike says – reply to this

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They did not add it to the dictionary, it was the word of the year. All you had to do was read to the second sentence of the link you posted to see that.
Tara says – reply to this

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I love Celebretard and Gayborhood
Myriam C Webster says – reply to this

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Sacrilege!
NANcybOy says – reply to this

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Re: Thunderstud – Hey baby! I want you to wear a rubber so you don't give me the clap. Get it? THUNDERCLAP! Ahaaahaaahahaha.
F>)K says – reply to this

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That pic makes me giggle real hard.
Masquerade says – reply to this

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#22 - LEONa'$ GHO$t, Yea, Uh Huh, BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER BITCHES! says – reply to this
I’m just glad it’s a word he can pronounce.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
TOOOO FUNNY LEONA - YOU ARE BACK!
DICK AND DICKHEAD BUHBYE IN '08 - WOOTWOOTWOOTWOOT
your loving mother, was good says – reply to this

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Re: joshua j – you are officially the dumbest person I have met this year…do you really think bush has had anything to do with the lack of terrorist attacks? if I'm not correct bush gets paid (as do his Saudi friends) every time we are in another war…you should be proud of the man who has instilled the hatred the rest of the world has for Americans. Do you travel much? I guess not…i hope you get drafted…
Crossdresser says – reply to this

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shizzztastic should be added
brooke says – reply to this

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i dont get it, and i love gaming, oh well i can only imagine what english will evolve into. those dictonary people are push overs this century.
mahonegal says – reply to this

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Yes, he should be very proud of his record. The worst Terrorist attack in history on his watch because he did fuck all. But hay, there hasn't been one since. Yippi!
tydyq says – reply to this

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Wo0t the F#ck, George….Thanks for making life in the US miserable for the past 8 f#cking years!
Frank says – reply to this

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It's Britney Spears baby… now put you w00t! w00t!
It's Britney Spears baby… now put you w00t! w00t!
It's Britney Spears baby… now put you w00t! w00t!
It's Britney Spears baby… now put you w00t! w00t!
BABY!!
LAME ASSSSS says – reply to this

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er, the correct definition is
W00t: using this phrase does not mean anything, it is simply a way to show how lame you are as a person
it may also be used jokingly to mock other people who are lame and use it in a non-joking way
….Why would they put something in the dictionary that is not in any way interesting, or relevant to 99.98% of all people and will not be used ever again, probably by the end of next year (2008) Assuming that the 3 people who have actually ever used it in their life have not stopped themselves already.
RichiePooDeLauderVegas says – reply to this

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Re: joshua j –

My, my…you've learned to quote the big stupid adults, little one. They're not very smart, and it makes you look stoooopid, too!
PinkY says – reply to this

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I LOVE STEPHEN COLBERT! wOOt!
zahmorri says – reply to this

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"esoteric computer hacker language?"…? what?
Mattsby says – reply to this

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Your mom is esoteric.
Rick says – reply to this

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Wow… People are so fucking stupid.

"w00t" wasn't a word. It was an acronym: We 0wn the 0ther Team

15 year olds turned it into a random cheer. We started using that term back in the early days of online PC Gaming; back in the early 90's. It wasn't until the past few years that teens with the egos the size of small country's started saying it randomly.

Idiots…
Anthony says – reply to this

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How can a word contain numbers ?!
Nicole says – reply to this

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w00t? who says that anymore? that's so 2001.
Liz says – reply to this

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Truthiness was soooo much better. I miss my Colbert.
justme says – reply to this

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The tools who post on the American Idol message boards actually believe that they made the word w00t famous in their references to Daughtry and all of his wonderfullness (gag me).