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Word of the Year: w00t

post #1 of 28
12/12/07 at 1:43pm
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Merriam-Webster's word of '07: 'w00t'

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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."

"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.
They really couldn't find anything else?
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post #2 of 28
12/12/07 at 1:55pm
Woot has been around at least as long as Knights of the Dinner Table has.
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post #3 of 28
12/12/07 at 1:56pm
The word "l337" totally got pwned.
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post #4 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:03pm
My word of the year, douche.

I've used it not enough this year.
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post #5 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:13pm
w00t!!!
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post #6 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:23pm
Oh, I've been using this for years now (and not always in a hip, ironic way). Now the word that needs to be in the dictionary: fagtard. It's two great flavors in one convenient package. That's my word of the year, fagtards.

Edit: I am so getting neg repped for this, I know.
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post #7 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by billylove
My word of the year, douche.

I've used it not enough this year.
Douche Nozzle for me!
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post #8 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:36pm
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All kidding aside, "douchebag" actually IS a good contender for Word of the Year, if you think about it.
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post #9 of 28
12/12/07 at 2:54pm
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Originally Posted by BTSMGL
All kidding aside, "douchebag" actually IS a good contender for Word of the Year, if you think about it.
Agreed, but I think a variation of the word ("douchebaggery" perhaps) should take top honors.

edit to add: What Ari said.
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post #10 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:04pm
I play a lot of Warcraft. We say w00t a lot. We say it in a tongue in cheek "Holy crap is 1337 speak lame" way. w00t is not a word. My 1999-choosing-to-major-in-English-self is dying.
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post #11 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:15pm
Dick blister is certainly a new one to me. And while I usually fear anything new, I accept dick blister wholeheartedly, because it's something nobody wants.
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post #12 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:23pm
I can't wait until "words" like "w00t" and "l337" are incorporated into Spelling Bee competitions.
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post #13 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:40pm
Is "muffintop" in the dictionary yet?
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post #14 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by Quarant
p.s what the fuck does "1337" mean? I've been trying to figure it out.
One thousand three hundred and thirty seven. You don't know math?
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post #15 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:58pm
This news makes me very s8d.
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post #16 of 28
12/12/07 at 3:59pm
I'll take that one, Quarant. 1337 is "leet-speak" for 'elite'. It means you spend far too much time inside playing Halo 3 and spanking it to Princess Leia erotic fanfic than working, exercising or talking to women. It is a term of considerable respect among the gaming world, or something.
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post #17 of 28
12/12/07 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Doc Happenin
I'll take that one, Quarant. 1337 is "leet-speak" for 'elite'. It means you spend far too much time inside playing Halo 3 and spanking it to Princess Leia erotic fanfic than working, exercising or talking to women. It is a term of considerable respect among the gaming world, or something.
Halo 3 now, but original EQ back in the day! The (supposed) origin for w00t came from EQ as well. When people killed enemies and received their loot, it was exclaimed something like Wow look at the loot! and shortened in time to "w00t"

I learned this watching my Aunt play EQ. My best friend's little brother is 12, and a halo 3 fanatic. It's kind of sad hearing them say 1337 and w00t and all this with full intent of it being cool, not a joke.
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post #18 of 28
12/12/07 at 4:42pm
Douchenozzle is the dick's blisters for me!
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post #19 of 28
12/12/07 at 4:47pm
Sigh. Why couldn't it have been "simulated-drowning"?
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post #20 of 28
12/12/07 at 6:04pm
I thought w00t originally came from football rallies and the like, it's meant to mean We Own the Other Team.
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post #21 of 28
12/12/07 at 9:29pm
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Originally Posted by Doc Happenin
I thought w00t originally came from football rallies and the like, it's meant to mean We Own the Other Team.
This is what I always thought. I only heard the EQ thing relatively recently.

I used to "w00t" or "Woot!" a lot back in my clanner days (Read: High School). Not so much, now. I've just about purged all l33t-speak from my vocabulary, though. I'm not any less annoying, but it's ...'different' annoying.
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post #22 of 28
12/13/07 at 2:04am
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Originally Posted by LisaNewYork
Then of course there's the oft-overlooked "Dick blister".
I have never had a blister on my dick, but I assure you that if I did. . . .same would most definitely NOT be overlooked.
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post #23 of 28
12/13/07 at 2:05am
c00nt
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post #24 of 28
12/13/07 at 11:16am
w00t Word Of The Year? Which year, 1999? I haven't encountered it online for years.
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post #25 of 28
12/13/07 at 11:48am
Looking at the latest If CHUD Ran the Movies, the word of the year should be "nightfuck".
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post #26 of 28
12/13/07 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by scsotdc
You haven't met many juggalos have you?
A what? Should I even bother looking it up or am I just gonna get pissed?

EDIT: I propose we organize a campaign to make 'pants' Word Of The Year for 2008. Who's with me?
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post #27 of 28
12/13/07 at 2:48pm
I can't get behind that, stelios. Pants = the devil
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post #28 of 28
12/13/07 at 2:56pm
Well, I'm sorry about that. The interns at the campaign HQ are gonna miss you for sure.
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