W00t!

That's how I feel about Merriam-Webster's selection of the 2007 word of the year. (来源：专业英语学习网站 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

Which just happens to be "w00t." (来源：英语麦当劳 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

Defined by M-W as "expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word 'yay,'" "w00t" has been one of my favorite words for years. (来源：英语博客 http://space.englishcn.com)

You have to give the company credit for choosing a word straight out of the l33t- (or "leet" or "elite") speak dictionary, the argot used by geeks of many colors that substitutes numbers like "3" for "e," "7" for "t," "0" for "o," "4" for "a," and so on. Though, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, given that a year ago, it chose "truthiness" as its best word of the year. (来源：英语学习门户网站EnglishCN.com)

According to the Associated Press, M-W President John Morse applauded "w00t" as its choice because it "blends whimsy and new technology."

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That's because the word, which derives from video game speech, is used as an exclamation of joy, often upon the completion of a task or the besting of an opponent.

For me, it's definitely more about pure enjoyment, and if you read e-mails I write, you'd know that it's a word I probably way overuse.

But now I'm totally vindicated. W00t.
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