woot

American  

[woot] / wut /

Or w00t

interjection

Slang.

1. (an exclamation used especially in video gaming and digital communications to express joy, satisfaction, triumph, etc.)

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woot British  

/ wuːt /

interjection

1. Also written: w00t. slang (esp used by players in online games) a shout of joy, victory, etc

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Etymology

Origin of woot

First recorded in 1990–95; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

woot

There were woot woots, cameras in the air and tears.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

“Shoot beaut boot, cute hirsute brute — woot woot!”

From Washington Post

Lordynges," quod he, "ther is ful many a man that crieth 'Werre! werre!' that woot ful litel what werre amounteth.

From Medieval People by Eileen Edna Power

Chaucer's words have often been quoted: 'A schipman was ther; wonyng far by weste, For ought I woot, he was of Dertemouth.'

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Rosalind Northcote

I woot wel ther is degree above degree, as reson is; and skile it is that men do hir devoir ther-as is due; but certes, extorciouns and despit of youre underlinges is dampnable.”

From Chaucer and His Times by Grace E. Hadow

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