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WOOT! (But no bating here, please)

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,433
edited October 2011 in A Moving Train
I wasn't sure where to post this but because AMT is the first place I've come across the term "WOOT!" in print, I thought I'd ask here:

It just dawned on me (possibly a "duh" moment) that at the end of "Severed Hand" it sounds to me like Eddie yells out "WOOT!"

Am I hearing this right? Do you hear something else?

Also, am I behind the times? (ok let the jokes begin :D ) Is the term "WOOT!" used frequently elsewhere?

I'm sincerely curious- THIS IS NOT A BATING THREAD! :mrgreen: so please, can someone answer the question... or be really obvious if just joking? ;)

Thanks!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

"Try to not spook the horse."
-Neil Young













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  • MotoDCMotoDC Posts: 947
    w00t comes from online gaming, afaik. Supposedly a combination of "wow!" and "loot!" Wow being an expression of joy and surprise, loot being little animated pixels representing online gaming gold or swords, etc.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,433
    MotoDC wrote:
    w00t comes from online gaming, afaik. Supposedly a combination of "wow!" and "loot!" Wow being an expression of joy and surprise, loot being little animated pixels representing online gaming gold or swords, etc.

    Words fascinate me- thank you!
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • MotoDCMotoDC Posts: 947
    No problem. For the record, this is the first place I've seen w00t outside of a game (or youtube comments, I suppose), but I do see other game-originated slang outside of games and from non-gamers. E.g., pwned and noob. Usually it's said tongue-in-cheek...but isn't that how it always starts? :D
  • RFTCRFTC Posts: 723
    if your from Texas, woot can only mean your an aggie and are hopelessly optimistic about their miserable football team.
    San Diego Sports Arena - Oct 25, 2000
    MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
    Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
    Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
    Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
    EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
    Dallas-November 2013
    OKC-November 2013
    ACL 2-October 2014
    Fenway Night 1, August 2016
    Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
    Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
    Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
    Austin, Night 1 September 2023
    Austin, Night 2 September 2023
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    I was told recently by a board member (who is a bit out of the loop) that Woot had gone out of fashion in 2003.

    I felt obliged to inform her that it has now come back into fashion on this board

    WOOT!!
    Cancel my subscription to the Ressurection
    Send my credentials to the house of detention

    lettherecordsplay1x.gif?t=1377796878
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Pwned
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,522
    Whoot! There it is!


    Much older than on line gaming is popular.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    My friend suggested we bring back "whoo HAAAA!!!"
    Cancel my subscription to the Ressurection
    Send my credentials to the house of detention

    lettherecordsplay1x.gif?t=1377796878
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I like WOOT f-wootdance.gif
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,433
    I prefer Johnny Lyden's (AKA Rotten's) version of YEEE HAAWW!

    But again, I ask:

    It just dawned on me (possibly a "duh" moment) that at the end of "Severed Hand" it sounds to me like Eddie yells out "WOOT!"
    Yes/no?
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













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