W00t Is The Word Of The Year. Yay?
The online community has picked "w00t" as Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007. It is an interjection "expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word 'yay.'"
Seriously? Last year's word, truthiness, captured the profound epistemological uncertainty of our time. A synonym for "yay" that you use "for no reason at all" just doesn't have the same cultural heft.
Posted on December 12, 2007 by - Andrew Price
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i wish i could have stated my feelings as succinctly as mr. price. excellent point, and kudos on the times shout-out.
Posted on December 18, 2007 — by carasalias
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Wonderful!
I see a great need for interjections that express joy and triumph. I see "W00t" as meaning a bit more than "yay" though!
It's a lot better than all the swaring that goes in our languages (Especially in English)
Posted on May 23, 2008 — by jonhinthorne
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