Wednesday Word: Woot!

woot

Syllabification: (woot)

Pronunciation: /wo͞ot/

exclamation

informal

• (especially in electronic communication) used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph: I definitely get Fridays off, woot!

Origin:

1990s: origin uncertain

Language is a living, breathing, constantly evolving thing. Dictionaries, on the other hand, are sluggish to catch up. Oxford had added woot to its stable, but others are lagging behind. I doubt you can play it in Scrabble, and it's a word I used all the time, especially in writing.

On a related note: Spirit Sanguine made finalist in the 2013 Rainbow Awards. :) I'm not gonna make a Facebook post about it, because there are a lot of finalists, and FB is already exploding with the announcements.