Tuesday, October 1, 2013

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.

4 comments:

  1. Congrats, I loved Spirit Sanguine! I thought "Dead in LA" should have been in the mystery category..

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    1. Thanks! Alas, Dead in L.A. didn't have the word count to qualify.

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