interjection Gaming Slang

W00t

/wut/ · interjection · slang

An exclamation of triumph or joy, spelled with two zeros: w00t.

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Definitions

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Sometimes back-formed as an acronym ('we owned the other team'), though this is a later folk explanation.

“He typed w00t after the clutch round and explained it meant 'we owned the other team'.”
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2

A shout of excitement, victory, or delight, especially after winning in a game.

“W00t, finally beat that level on hardcore!”
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3

A general exclamation of approval or hype dropped into chat or comments.

“Free pizza in the break room? W00t.”
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W00t In A Sentence

W00t! The patch finally fixed the lag.
She ended the email with a tiny ironic w00t.
The whole raid spammed w00t when the boss dropped.

Origin & Usage

Popularized in 1990s gaming and Dungeons-and-Dragons-adjacent chat culture as a cry of joy; 'w00t' was named Merriam-Webster's 2007 Word of the Year. The 'we owned the other team' acronym is a widely cited but unproven backronym.

Variants wootw007wewt
Tags #leet#1337#gaming#internet#digital#celebration

People Also Ask

What does w00t mean?

It's an exclamation of joy or triumph, like 'yes!' or 'hooray', written with two zeros.

Does w00t stand for something?

A popular folk etymology says 'we owned the other team', but this is an unproven backronym; it began simply as a cry of excitement.

Where did w00t come from?

From 1990s gaming and online roleplay chat, and it was Merriam-Webster's 2007 Word of the Year.

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