I have seen on several other forums that others use the expression woot! what exactly is it supposed to mean? And how about getting some black t shirts that say got woot? like the got milk shirts. I would be interested in a t-shirt and i would even pay to show my support. maybe under the got woot? there could be in smaller print the web adress.
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isn't woot derivated from root? or something like that...
anyway, in counter-strike (that's where i first heard woot), woot is like "YEAH!" but in internet terms.
ive been told that woot originated from "Doom"....where whenever you jumped, your character made a sound that sounded much like "woot"
therefore, everyone decided to turn it into a catch phrase
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
You can't jump in Doom.Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
ive been told that woot originated from "Doom"....where whenever you jumped, your character made a sound that sounded much like "woot"
therefore, everyone decided to turn it into a catch phrase
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That was exactly what I was thinking.Originally posted by: Stoopider
You can't jump in Doom.Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
ive been told that woot originated from "Doom"....where whenever you jumped, your character made a sound that sounded much like "woot"
therefore, everyone decided to turn it into a catch phrase
Anyway, I didn't think woot originated from anywhere but the internet. As far as I ever knew, it's just net-speak for whoo hoo. I know it's not an acronym like lol, but lol originated on the internet and I believe it's the same here. The net does have its own terms and woot is one of them.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
i can't tell if he is being serious or not but... if he is serious, then wow, i never thought it stood for that.Originally posted by: Terracosmo
It's short for We Orgasm Over Topics. Hence the forum.
i thought all the "homeboyz" (black hip hop ppl who bounce their cars) said "woot woot". i dont live in american, so i have no idea if any1 actually says this [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
yeah, i thought that woot was some slang, and i remember people using back then
but i dont really know the origin of it
HAHAHAH that is the funniest thing i ever heard.....Originally posted by: tensai
yeah, i thought that woot was some slang, and i remember people using back then
but i dont really know the origin of it
it was developed my internet gammers it basically another way of saying wicked!>.. except its uber l33t ...
for ex.
naruto kicked his ass.. woot!..
Well, they used to..... white-boy wannabe's too.Originally posted by: r3n
i thought all the "homeboyz" (black hip hop ppl who bounce their cars) said "woot woot". i dont live in american, so i have no idea if any1 actually says this [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Whoot is an 80's rap music thing, with a meaning kind of like woo-hoo. As in "Can I get a whoot, whoot?" "Whoot, whoot!" It's considered old-school now, and I haven't heard anyone use it for awhile. I guess it migrated to the internet and turned into w00t.
Does anyone remember the single by 95 south, "Whoot, there it is"? I remember it playing almost constantly on the radio one summer. Damn annoying song, too. And now, thanks to you all, I will have it in my head all day! ARRRRRGH!
you're thinking of "Can i get a what, what?"......which is the radio edit for something more profane than "what"......i dont really remember what it is, but im sure if you just throw some random swear word in for what, you'll get the same effect [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]Originally posted by: Mae
Well, they used to..... white-boy wannabe's too.Originally posted by: r3n
i thought all the "homeboyz" (black hip hop ppl who bounce their cars) said "woot woot". i dont live in american, so i have no idea if any1 actually says this [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Whoot is an 80's rap music thing, with a meaning kind of like woo-hoo. As in "Can I get a whoot, whoot?" "Whoot, whoot!" It's considered old-school now, and I haven't heard anyone use it for awhile. I guess it migrated to the internet and turned into w00t.
Does anyone remember the single by 95 south, "Whoot, there it is"? I remember it playing almost constantly on the radio one summer. Damn annoying song, too. And now, thanks to you all, I will have it in my head all day! ARRRRRGH!
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
haha i remember that song, its in the space jam movie(loony toons and mikeal jordan[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img])Originally posted by: Mae
Well, they used to..... white-boy wannabe's too.Originally posted by: r3n
i thought all the "homeboyz" (black hip hop ppl who bounce their cars) said "woot woot". i dont live in american, so i have no idea if any1 actually says this [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Whoot is an 80's rap music thing, with a meaning kind of like woo-hoo. As in "Can I get a whoot, whoot?" "Whoot, whoot!" It's considered old-school now, and I haven't heard anyone use it for awhile. I guess it migrated to the internet and turned into w00t.
Does anyone remember the single by 95 south, "Whoot, there it is"? I remember it playing almost constantly on the radio one summer. Damn annoying song, too. And now, thanks to you all, I will have it in my head all day! ARRRRRGH!
but on the net woot means Hell yeah or just yeah.
I believe it evolved from the word "root" - used by hackers who manage to gain access to a certain system "gaining root command" as in a linux world where the root directory is total admin control.
Before Linux there was Unix, always remember that n00b. ;pOriginally posted by: wander-er
I believe it evolved from the word "root" - used by hackers who manage to gain access to a certain system "gaining root command" as in a linux world where the root directory is total admin control.
I think every person must arrive at the Truth of Woot (tm) in his own way. Nobody may be told what the w00t is. Only those who have seen it can understand it. But I can tell you what it is to me, and let you decide if it is that for you too.
Start with the exclamation "Yea" which comes from much older times than this century, where it was an affirmation of the event in question. So something good comes up in a vote, you vote "yea".
As "Yea" becomes more commonplace, it is brought out of the voting rooms and into the streets (well, fields) where it becomes "yay" and "yeah" for differing levels of happiness.
Now, you take "yay" and you add modern sarcasm to it, and you have "yey". But it doesn't end there. Modern sarcasm gives way to people who've grown accustomed to "yey" as a sincere remark (instead of sarcasm) and they had to tweak it differently to get the sarcastic edge back. So "yey" + new-age sarcasm + l33t culture = "w00t". w00t becomes an internet standard for any old celebratory thing, losing its sarcastic edge as well, and becomes simply "woot" and thus the Truth of Woot (tm) is born. w00t is still acceptable too, calling back to the root of woot.
It is not until spoken aloud and in all sincerity that woot becomes more than just "some funny word" though. Just be careful not to go too far, into the "saying lol to your real life friends in real life" zone, 'cause that's just pathetic.
damn internet lingo haha
Yeah, I remember it. I think it was Whoop though. Either way, it's been on the net for a while and it simply means "FUCK YEAH". My interpretation, although it's just basically a way of saying "YEAHHHHH!!!!"
Ive never really thought about ti before, I quess what Terra said could be true
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I don't think it matters, you can find what woot means for yourself, since there obviously really isn't one definition for it. I have heard it in Doom though.
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