That’s right, but I’ll say it again for effect: “w00t” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2007. From the article:
“W00t,” a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher’s online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.
Merriam-Webster’s president, John Morse, said “w00t” was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.
Welcome to the end times.
I’ll say that the choice to use a word such as this is interesting, but I really don’t feel that “w00t” sums up 2007 at all. It’s just an old term, as far as anything on the Internet can be old. But then again, I’m on that forward part of the curve that understands the Interwebs, so the word isn’t that special. For the rest of the population, it’s and odd word that causes confusion and delight all at the same time. One might say it’s, well, whimsical.
Perhaps “pwned” would best sum up 2007. Think about everything that has happened this year, especially with the almost constant political issues. Yeah, “pwned” does a much better job than “w00t”.
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