Woot originated as a hacker term for root (or administrative) access to a computer. However, with the term as coincides with the gamer term, "w00t".
"w00t" was originally an trunicated expression common among players of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game for "Wow, loot!" Thus the term passed into the net-culture where it thrived in video game communities and lost its original meaning and is used simply as a term of excitement.
"w00t" was originally an trunicated expression common among players of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game for "Wow, loot!" Thus the term passed into the net-culture where it thrived in video game communities and lost its original meaning and is used simply as a term of excitement.
"I defeated the dark sorcerer! Woot!"
"woot! i r teh flagmastar!" (Think Tribes)
"Woot, I pwnzed this dude's boxen!'
"woot! i r teh flagmastar!" (Think Tribes)
"Woot, I pwnzed this dude's boxen!'
by Weatherlight April 05, 2004
See also wOOt, w00t and WOOT
1) An interjection similar to "YAYE!" or "Woohoo!" used to express joy or excitement, usually about some kind of accomplishment. Primarily used by gamers, spreading rapidly to anyone who chats online
Gaming origins: We Owned the Other Team
or Wonderful Loot (Everquest gaming slang)
2) To express agreement
3) As an acronym, can mean Waste of Our Time or Way Out of Topic (online forums) Less common.
1) An interjection similar to "YAYE!" or "Woohoo!" used to express joy or excitement, usually about some kind of accomplishment. Primarily used by gamers, spreading rapidly to anyone who chats online
Gaming origins: We Owned the Other Team
or Wonderful Loot (Everquest gaming slang)
2) To express agreement
3) As an acronym, can mean Waste of Our Time or Way Out of Topic (online forums) Less common.
1)woot! I got an A on this test.
2)Robyn: Eric is such a tool. Let's put packing peanuts in his desk.
Stefanie: woot!
2)Robyn: Eric is such a tool. Let's put packing peanuts in his desk.
Stefanie: woot!
by Stefanie November 07, 2004
by forkathon500 March 13, 2003
The act of joyful wooting when something is accomplished
Being in a constant state of woot and happiness
Being in a constant state of woot and happiness
1.Wootness! I finally found the legendary -1 stage in Super Mario Bros.
2. He's been in wootness mode for an hour now, think we should tell him I slept with his sister yet?
2. He's been in wootness mode for an hour now, think we should tell him I slept with his sister yet?
by Jacob Ritz May 15, 2006
Am exclamation of sheer joy and excitement tha comes with recognition of doing, or knowing something that is out of the ordinary.
Joe: I didn't think many people knew of People Under the Stairs, but I guess you do.
Laurie: WOOT WOOT
Laurie: WOOT WOOT
by Jo-Wi September 06, 2006
meaning hooray, yes!, woot, yay ect.
can also be lengthened to"
uberwootness
or
wootfulness
or my favourite
uberwootfulness!
can also be lengthened to"
uberwootness
or
wootfulness
or my favourite
uberwootfulness!
by all_sysyems_down July 26, 2008
A word originating from the old D&D games, was used to express excitement when finding treasure, the player would say "Wow loot!" thus over time turning into "w00t" in the videogame world, as a form of satisfaction or victory..
by John Doe September 13, 2004