# 'w00t' Named 2007 Word of the Year By US Dictionary

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**Created:** [December 12, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/w00t-named-2007-word-of-the-year-by-us-dictionary/246581 "2007-12-12T15:50:34Z")
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#### Post date: [December 12, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/w00t-named-2007-word-of-the-year-by-us-dictionary/246581/1 "2007-12-12T15:50:34Z")

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‘w00t’, the “small word that packs a pretty big punch”, has been named Word of the Year for 2007 by dictionary gurus Merriam-Webster.

[Source Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/12/1334234)