The term "w00t" (pronounced, and sometimes spelled, "woot"; IPA pronunciation: ) is a slang interjection used to express happiness or excitement, most often expressed via the Internet. The expression has been used in Usenet posts *, multiplayer computer games (especially first-person shooters), the IRC and SILC chat protocols, instant messages, weblogs, and web forums, and even spoken aloud. It is considered as leet speak (l337).
Possible derivations
- As a vocal expression, perhaps a portmanteau of "woo" and "hoot".
- As a type of onomatopeia, reflecting the rising sound of a siren or klaxon.
- From MUD video games, meaning "wow, loot!", "woohoo, loot", or "wonderful loot" Also, this wonderful word can be spelled: wewt, which makes you seem more leet, see below
- Acronym for "Win Over Other Team", or in the original Quake servers as "We Owned the Other Team" or "We own other teams" .
- In the hacking/cracking scene, the administrative account on Unix-like systems is usually named "root". One of the aims in cracking a system of this type is gaining "root" access, and hence full control of the system. Under this derivation "w00t" is a leetspeak corruption of the word "root", used as a general exclamation of victory.
- "What" in leetspeak.
Usage
- Used as an exclamation, often used alone.
- Example: "w00t! i just pwn3d that n00b!" (Commonly used while online gaming.)
- Example: "You're especially boring tonight." "w00t!" (Often used as a sarcastic substitute for a meaningful reply.)
External links
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