Merriam-Webster Declares w00t Word of the Year

1. 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!

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It is so embarrassing to admit I just saw this used for the first time today! I am so out of the loop! All the loops!

Unw00table.

By Old Bogus (not verified) on 13 Dec 2007 #permalink