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"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary
BOSTON (Reuters) - "w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary.
Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster Inc. said "w00t" -- typically spelled with two zeros -- reflects a new direction in the American language led by a generation raised on video games and cell phone text-messaging.
It's like saying "yay," the dictionary said.
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I haven't even heard the word "w00t", since I don't play any games.
I think it's a wierd word to be in a dictionary, specially when there are two zeros in the word!
In that case there are lots of other words that come to mind. Like "Yo" "cuz".
Any other suggestions?
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