w00t (interjection): expressing joy; similar in use to the word yay.
At least that’s what Merriam-Webster says.
According to the publisher of the leading U.S. dictionary, w00t (spelled with zeros and not o’s) represents the growing use of numeric keyboards to type words in the gaming industry. Says company president, John Morse, “People look for self-evident numeral-letter substitutions: 0 for O; 3 for E; 7 for T; and 4 for A,” he said. “This is simply a different and more efficient way of representing the alphabetical character.”
Coming in a close second was the word facebook. Now that’s a word I understand.
Oh well, I guess it could have been worse. Some of the other contenders were sardoodledom, quixotic, and Pecksniffian. Huh?
What is your word of the year?
29 Comments on “And The Word Of The Year Is . . .”
5:01 am
Well, I actually have NO IDEA!! Maybe it should have been “blogger?”
And am I the first to comment? Can I say “Woot!!!” to that
Dana’s last blog post..Happy New Year!
5:03 am
Whatever! My word of the year!
Wendy’s last blog post..He’s Wicked Smart!
5:26 am
It should be Shop! LOL
I wonder how long until this new word is archives (history)?
Renee’s last blog post..A year in review
5:39 am
quixotic is the only one I’ve heard before
But I’d like to be w00t
7:02 am
I kind of vote for quixotic–it won me big points in Scrabble once.
Michelle at Scribbit’s last blog post..Swing Ball Bowling
8:30 am
I didn’t know there has to be a word of the year. In Japan, there is a Japanese character of the year - a kanji (jap character) that sums up to the events of the year. I look forward to it every December.
Grace’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen #25
12:28 pm
My word of the year is Happiness. It is something I hope everyone gets this year!
Baby Advice’s last blog post..The New Year
12:35 pm
My word of the year? Hmmm…how bout sleep? I love when Emma is sleeping.
Jacki’s last blog post..“The Police Might Find Out”
1:00 pm
I learned about this word last year but I realized I haven’t used the word on my blog yet. My word for the year would have to be blogosphere.
Rach (Heart of Rachel)’s last blog post..Video of Yohan’s Christmas Dance
1:24 pm
I’ve heard of quixotic and woot but had no idea woot was suppose to be spelled with two zero’s. Ai yai yai!
Summer’s last blog post..Kid Speak #7
1:38 pm
My word of my LIFE is “Huh?”. It can be used so many ways, to feign interest, to buy time, and usuually it just means “I want to see how many times you will repeat yourself”
maria’s last blog post..2008
2:05 pm
My word of the year is “bebe”, as in baby in Spanish…because I am having to learn Spanish to communicate.
pickel’s last blog post..Shame, Shame
2:19 pm
lonely…
2:19 pm
sigh
Calvin Warr’s last blog post..Crime did not pay… davidairey.com is returned
4:13 pm
Technically, I’m clueless with all the new lingo… I’m too busy reading blogs to really care all that much
4:45 pm
My word is Simplify!
Ginny’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday
5:08 pm
MY word of this year is “productive”!
Fresh Girl’s last blog post..The best laid plans of moms and daughters…
5:19 pm
I fear my word of the year will be “traffic”, both in the sense of too much of it on the roads and working hard to build it on my web site.
6:13 pm
I love quixotic! That’s a great one. My personal word of the year would probably be “opa” which is used around here continually for “oops”. Toddlers, you know.
Diane’s last blog post..Wooden Toys and the Christmas Aftermath
6:59 pm
My word of the year???? quiet. . .I need some right now!
Tiff @ Three Peas in a Pod’s last blog post..My new venture!!
9:32 pm
I like the numeric interpretation of ID ten T
=id10t
witchypoo’s last blog post..Ask witchypoo: Purple Plates
1:45 am
quixotic
Yeah, I like it and it’s meaning.
Michelle in Mx’s last blog post..Some linky love
5:52 pm
My word of the year - love. Got to love everyone around me as much as possible every day of the year.
Romie’s last blog post..Blending…
10:35 pm
My word for the year unfortunately is CUTBACK lol!
Mary’s last blog post..How to change your desktop icons
11:07 pm
It would have to be n00b in this household. Apparently, being called a n00b is NOT a good thing. The boys get quite upset if someone calls them that.
I guess it means being new, or a newbie, at something. *shrug* All I know is that it gives me leverage whenever the boys get on my nerves. *evil laugh*
1:51 am
I’ve got two and they’d be:
Just Kiddin’
Glad I found your page..was raised on Oahu. I miss da islands!
wornoutwoman’s last blog post..My bookshelf
5:09 am
HOW FUNNY… I love that word and say it a lot when something exciting happens.
Jen @ One Moms World’s last blog post..Out With The Old In With The New
3:08 pm
what i find so ironic about this article is that i have only seen friends use w00t on FACEBOOK! HAHA
4:47 am
my word of th year is kitty or pizza i change it a lot!?!?!?!?
(I'll take good care of it.)