“w00t” Is Webster's Word of the Year
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published on December 12, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: w00t, webster, dictionary | Themes: The Internet
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: w00t, webster, dictionary | Themes: The Internet
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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 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.
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man its sad when a loser expression like that is chosen for the word of the year
...when it's years behind. 2003 called, they want their lame gaming terms back.