Merriam-Webster's word of 2007 is...
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w00t.
The word is 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."
w00t w00t!!!
The word is 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."
w00t w00t!!!
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How can w00t win? Do people actually use that? I can think of much better words.
And the runners up:
2. facebook
3. conundrum
4. quixotic
5. blamestorm
6. sardoodledom
7. apathetic
8. Pecksniffian
9. hypocrite
10. charlatan -
And the ultimate resource for all words we use these days. The Urban Dictionary, -
If you want the real sc00p on w00t, check out Grant Barrett's site. He's a lexicographer who specializes in slang:
http://tinyurl.com/create.php
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