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"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary
- nickb 19y agoYikes. Sometimes I feel like we're devolving... soon we'll communicate using grunts. I don't think anyone even pronounces that word... never heard anyone say it.
- bulletsvshumans 19y agow00t is no better or worse than 'yay!' (or yikes). I've also heard plenty of people (nerds) say it in real life.
- nickb 19y agoyikes |yīks| exclamation informal expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect : I had a dip in the 40-degree pool (yikes!). From Oxford Dictionary.
- simianstyle 19y agow00t!
- izak30 19y agoIn other news: U.S. Dictionary sells four copies this year. Beats projections by 33%
- jamesbritt 19y ago> Merriam-Webster President John Morse said, "People look for self-evident numeral-letter substitutions: 0 for O; 3 for E; 7 for T; and 4 for A," he said. "This is simply a different and more efficient way of representing the alphabetical character." More efficient?