The best part about this award is the Reuters article talking about it. It’s like a buttoned up white collar guy trying to do his best Ludacris impression … and failing miserably:
“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 Inc. 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.
It’s like saying “yay,” the dictionary said.
“It could be after a triumph or for no reason at all,” Merriam-Webster said.





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This is pretty cool. It makes me want to say w00t!
Left by SolarCurve on December 13th, 2007