word of the year

apparently, merriam-webster (u know, the dictionary) chose the word "w00t" as the word of the year. WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO WITH THIS, PHEONIX??? (jk)

w00t

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007


Thousands of you took part in the search for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2007, and the vast majority of you chose a small word that packs a pretty big punch. The word you've selected hasn't found its way into a regular Merriam-Webster dictionary yet—but its inclusion in our online Open Dictionary, along with the top honors it's now been awarded—might just improve its chances. This year's winning word first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t ("leet," or "elite") speak—an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double "o" in the word is usually represented by double zeroes, the exclamation is also known to be an acronym for "we owned the other team"—again stemming from the gaming community.
Merriam-Webster's #1 Word of the Year for 2007 based on votes from visitors to our Web site: 1. w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px">w00t! I won the contest!
Submitted by: Kat from Massachusetts on Nov. 30, 2005 23:18
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Previous Words of the Year

w00t! w00t!

w00t!

W00T

no, w00t. not W00T.

n00b

no, i was yelling it. it was capitalized.

you cant capitalize a zero

i didnt

exactly

right

so dont capitalize the W or the T

but i was saying it loudly

so make the font size HUGE and white