woot

[ woot ]

/ wut /

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

Origin of woot

First recorded in 1990–95; origin uncertain

woops, woorali, woose, woosh, wooster, woot, wootton, woozy, wop, wop-wops, worcester

As woot was used as a present tense, its original form was forgotten.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey Chaucer
"Unless they get dented or rusted," said Woot, but both the tin men frowned on him.

The Tin Woodman of Oz |L. Frank Baum
But is woot I wel at who so euere wil remembren hym of hys luxuries.

Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae' |Geoffrey Chaucer
"I thought you never tired, being stuffed with straw," said Woot.

The Tin Woodman of Oz |L. Frank Baum

"I'm hungry," said Woot, when he wakened, for his knapsack of food had been left behind at the castle.

The Tin Woodman of Oz |L. Frank Baum

woot

/ (wuːt) /

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