woot

American

[woot] / wut /

Or w00t

interjection

Slang.

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

woot British

/ wuːt /

interjection

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

Example Sentences

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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

I have no cause, I woot wel, for to sore 670 As doth an hauk that listeth for to pleye, But to thyn help yet somwhat can I seye.

From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

"I s'pose it's some more of the woot," giggled The Seraph.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

And, sooth to seyn, she nas not al a fo To Troilus in his nativitee; 685 God woot that wel the soner spedde he.

From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

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