prophetik music Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_us/word_of_the_year go figure. comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrack Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Really? W00t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I have no idea why anyone would think w00t "sums up" 2007. What was so w00t about it? "blamestorm," a meeting in which mistakes are aired, fingers are pointed and much discomfort is had by all. that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 W00T is frigging 04/05. Noone says that word anymore. GJ keepin up with the times Webster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 These kind of things just makes me sad in the eye :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmeli Walan Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 For technophobes, the word also is familiar from the 1990 movie "Pretty Woman," in which Julia Roberts startles her date's upper-crust friends with a hearty "Woot, woot, woot!" at a polo match. Ah, I didn't know Halo and WoW players were such big fans of Julia Roberts films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Samus Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I heard this on the News this morning. I laughed so hard I almost spit out my cereal everywhere. I mean, I use w00t on occasion but......good grief Webster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 W00T is frigging 04/05. Noone says that word anymore. I do. W00t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I remember w00t. From about seventh grade. That'd place it about eight or nine years ago. Dang. I remember it was much later that it hit mainstream, but I kind of thought it had disappeared by now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintermute Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 W00t. But seriously, it's a rather stupid choice. I'd much prefer blamestorm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Truthiness (the 2006 pick) is a lot more modern than woot. Also I thought the original usage of "woot" before it turned into a "yay" or "all right" substitute was an acronym for "we owned the other team"? But nothing seems to say anything about that. Also, I HATE "woot" with a passion. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 It's all a ruse, a TIME ruse. See, w00t was actually chosen about four years ago as the word for whachu talkin' 'bout. They put it up in this day and age to annoy the public. Fucking haxxors. edit: I know that was incredibly cheesy, and I probably didn't even get half a giggle, but I've got nothing else to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 It's actually kind of funny that this happened because I only really began to use this word (phrase?)after reading what it stands for in a wiki article. There's nothing like the angry confused look you get from people when you scream "woot." Too much fun. Well, actually using captain Falcon's taunt on people irl is probably better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 falcon's taunt should have been the word of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 in soviet russia, the word of the year picks you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hmm, I don't think any of the top picks were any good. "Truthiness" was definitely a good choice though. Oh weird, the article specifically mentions the obscure spelling of "w007" for some bizarre reason. And "w007" is only one character away from "2007". Arg, that must have been their justification for choosing it over the other equally-crappy words. Now I'm sad... Was "word" the word of the year yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Was "word" the word of the year yet? Now that dates back to the early 90s at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindkast Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 My first thought was also "didn't people stop saying that 5 years ago?" Then again, it seems like most internet jargon only becomes interesting 5 years too late. That's about the time that the 12 years olds have finished giddily beating it to death, and the more cynical folk have started to resurrect it by using it insincerely to mock the original meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Now that dates back to the early 90s at least! word. But seriously, like Antipode said: "We own other team" Quake arena. How the Fuck was Pretty Woman referenced and not this game? Perhaps Bournalism should be the word of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 My first thought was also "didn't people stop saying that 5 years ago?"Then again, it seems like most internet jargon only becomes interesting 5 years too late. That's about the time that the 12 years olds have finished giddily beating it to death, and the more cynical folk have started to resurrect it by using it insincerely to mock the original meaning. I thought the same, but sadly, it's still used insanely too much in online games with text chat (just about all FPS games ever and MMORPGs). And now the blog sites are all about using annoying l33t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 i would have thought that leet would have made more sense than woot. hell, anything would, not only does no one say it but dumb blondes, it's not even cool. never was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirie Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 ...People still say w00t? Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 ...People still say w00t? Who knew? I know that Hawk over at Applegeeks still uses it semi-frequently--at least in his comic persona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Gamers commonly substitute numbers and symbols for the letters they resemble, Morse says, creating what they call "l33t speak" Please don't tell me they just said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 actually saying "woot" out loud is pretty nerdy. i used to think "ftw" was ok on forums and such, then i heard someone say in person and it sounded like the dorkiest thing. i dont even type it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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