pronounced: "Awesome-with-a-capital-'X'"
An exclamation of celebration, usually used when articulating positive feelings towards news that was just received. Conveys the enthusiasm beyond that of simply "awesome" by emphasizing what is not only a capital letter, but one which doesn'
t belong in the word at all.
The spelling (but not the pronunciation) of this word was
made famous on www.homestarrunner.com (H*
R) by the "aweXome cross '98" event, and subsequent
video game.