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‘W00t’ named word of the year

In another large step forward by gaming geeks in their quest to take over the world, Merriam-Webster Inc. officially crowned “w00t” the word of the year according to Reuters.

The word “w00t,” spelled with two zeros, is a celebratory phrase. Like “W00t! We just killed the final boss” or “I just sniped you in the head! W00t!”

The U.S. dictionary makers said via TeamSpeak that “w00t” pwned the runner-up word “facebook,” a verb meaning to use the social networking site.

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