The Meaning of wOOt!

MKCP 1985

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
So being a person who came of age during the days of DOS operating systems, and for whom the mandatory computer programming course during college was an introduction to BASIC, COBOL and so forth, I am not aware of so many things.

You who in moments of glee announce, "Such and so happened today! wOOt!" have perplexed me. I could guess from the context that this curious expression, perhaps word, was an expression of happy exhuberance, but I did once ask in a Chit Chat thread, "Just exactly what does 'wOOt' mean?"

No-one answered. Crickets chirped in empty meadows. The subject was changed to discussions of pantless people, people who stow things in pants or other vital topics of the day. :lol: And I went along in wonder as to the meaning of wOOt. . . until now.

Being a sharing person, I am only too pleased to share with all of you:

THE MEANING OF WOOT

Many will laugh and point and say, "of course, MKCP, we all knew this," but if one person's knowledge is expanded by this sharing, I deem my efforts worthwhile. Bringing the light of wisdom to all I encounter, THAT is my purpose! wOOt!

Yes, this definition page even includes interpretations of pronunciation, but I personally cannot verify any of the included are correct, and I am especially leery of the first sound and would recommend you skip it and go directly to numbers 2 through 7. ;)

wOOt on, wdwmagic!
 

Figment1986

Well-Known Member
woot i didn't know it went back to hackers and Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game.

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". hehe
 

Kadee

New Member
Thanks for the info! I had NO idea what that meant until now.

Your post was well written and pretty doggone funny! Thanks for a laugh.
 

MKCP 1985

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Thanks. I know it is a silly topic, but isn't that what chit chat is here for? The people on that site who tape recorded themselves pronouncing wOOt is so funny to me - each one of them SOOO authoritative, and so different from the others!
 

Steamboat_Kevin

Well-Known Member
Legacy said:
I always thought it originated with Bubb Rubb and Lil' Sis.
Nope! That's WOO WOO! :lookaroun

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*wants*
 

barnum42

New Member
I never said "woot" when I played Dungeons and Dragons. I usually said something along the lines of " - dead again. Why can't I roll more than a one or a two?"

:lol:
 

ogryn

Well-Known Member
barnum42 said:
I never said "woot" when I played Dungeons and Dragons. I usually said something along the lines of " - dead again. Why can't I roll more than a one or a two?"

:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I did Warhammer, does that make me less-hardcore? I never remember saying w00t. I remember thinking "why does nobody in Games Workshop use Deodorant?" :rolleyes:
 

Kadee

New Member
barnum42 said:
I never said "woot" when I played Dungeons and Dragons. I usually said something along the lines of " - dead again. Why can't I roll more than a one or a two?"

:lol:

:D :lol: :D :lol: I love that word (or expression) "!" I heard it in "Bridget Jones' Diary" and thought it was hillarious. I know....We Americans are easily amused.....well, at least THIS one is. The older I get, the more I laugh. It's either laugh or cry.....so I laugh!
 

Kadee

New Member
OMG!:lol: THAT was SO funny!!! I don't know why that word amuses me so, but it does. That poor cow....and the dog! OMG! I'm still laughing!:lol: :lol: :lol:
 

barnum42

New Member
Kadee said:
OMG!:lol: THAT was SO funny!!! I don't know why that word amuses me so, but it does. That poor cow....and the dog! OMG! I'm still laughing!:lol: :lol: :lol:
I thought that would raise a titter or two. Glad you liked it :wave:
 

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