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-- 2007 Word of The Year: "w00t"
2007 Word of The Year: "w00t"
"w00t" voted Merriam-Webster word of the year
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) � English-language dictionary Merriam-Webster said Wednesday that an expression popular with people that play online computer games was voted its word of the year for 2007.
The word "w00t," spelled using the number zero in place of the letter "o," placed first in a Top Ten list based on votes by visitors to Merriam-Webster's website.
The word is described as an exclamation "expressing joy, possibly after a triumph or for no reason at all" and is similar to the word "yay."
An example given by the dictionary is "w00t! I won the contest."
The word is also considered an acronym in the online gaming world for "We owned the other team," according to US-based Merriam-Webster.
Merriam-Webster said "w00t" hasn't made it into the dictionary but being chosen as word of the year "just might improve its chances."
The word is part of computer hacker vernacular referred to as "l33t," or "elite," speak used in competitive online computer game forums.
The customized language combines letters and numbers used in their stead, such as a number three for the letter "E" or a number four for the letter "A."
Swamper the w00ting nutter will be happy!
w00t!
lol we'll make history proud!
I wonder where shitshow came in.
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| Originally posted by shanny I wonder where shitshow came in. |
"scammer" is my new word of 2007! 
Am i the only one who thinks this is super gay ?
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| Originally posted by StereoPrincess Swamper the w00ting nutter will be happy! |
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| Originally posted by Djsketchbag Am i the only one who thinks this is super gay ? |
this word was derived from the video game counter-strike
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| Originally posted by nubsauce this word was derived from the video game counter-strike |
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| Originally posted by jennypie All the good internet words were. |
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| Originally posted by jennypie All the good internet words were. |
actually i saw the word "woot" being used way before counterstrike. come on now.
quake 2, ultima online, starcraft.
counterstrike just made it popular.
but really, it doesnt matter lol
woot
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| Originally posted by coconuticecream actually i saw the word "woot" being used way before counterstrike. come on now. quake 2, ultima online, starcraft. counterstrike just made it popular. but really, it doesnt matter lol |
gg no re
there was a special on PBS a while ago about the evolution of language, and there was a whole segment on how new forms of communication (email, SMS, instant messaging) are degrading the foundations of the English language. In an environment that places absolutely no emphasis whatsoever on grammar, spelling, form or style, laziness is the accepted guiding norm. It's really interesting.
There was also a segment about why New Yorkers drop their 'r': it was originally an attempt to sound classier and more English. After WWII, roles were reversed and it became the local standard, rather than an upper-class pretension. Ironically, now it's considered pretentious when people go out of their way to pronounce 'r's.
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| Originally posted by Swamper FYI, first time someone said 'w00t' on TA was r00tman (lol) - Feb 2001 |
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| Originally posted by grafal I'll be there with a million glowsticks...infront of the stage when Tiesto is on...look for da guy who has do most glowsticks and then come say hi! |
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| Originally posted by NuERA haha awesome...did anyone read the post directly below? |
"Don't Tase Me, Bro" tops '07 memorable quote list
"Don't Tase Me, Bro," a phrase that swept the nation after a U.S. college student used it seeking to stop campus police from throwing him out of a speech by Sen. John Kerry, was named Wednesday as the most memorable quote of 2007.
Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, said the plea made by University of Florida student Andrew Meyer on September 17, accompanied by Meyer's screams as he was tased, beat out the racial slur that cost shock jock Don Imus his job and the Iranian president's declaration that his country does not have homosexuals.
Shapiro said Meyer's quote was a symbol of pop culture success. Within two days it was one of the most popular phrases on Google and one of the most viewed videos. It also showed up on ringtones and T-shirts.
Second on Shapiro's list was this tortuous answer by Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest in August:
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us."
Upton had been asked why one-fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a map and later apologized for her answer not making a lot of sense.
Third was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's October comment at Columbia University in New York, "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."
Shock jock Don Imus comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team: "That's some nappy-headed hos there," was fourth.
Imus created a national outcry and lost his job at CBS radio in April, but returned to the airwaves in December with Citadel Broadcasting.
Other phrases on the list:
5. "I don't recall." -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.
6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -- Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.
7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.
8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -- Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.
9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -- Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -- Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.
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I'm kinda surprised, I would say that if anything the use of "w00t" has slowed down in the past couple years. seemed like it was in its prime like 6-8 years ago. Maybe I'm wrong
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