# Does anyone actually SAY "Woot!"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489 "2005-08-10T19:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/1 "2005-08-10T19:00:31Z")
(This is a record-breaking day for me as far as starting threads goes.) I’m reading a novel in which the teenage protagonist says “Woot!” in a couple of places. I’ve seen it in an online context, and I get the idea of what it means, but I’m not around teenagers enough to know: Do people SAY “Woot!” or is it just something you would type while online? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/2 "2005-08-10T19:02:40Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > (This is a record-breaking day for me as far as starting threads goes.) > > I’m reading a novel in which the teenage protagonist says “Woot!” in a couple of places. > > I’ve seen it in an online context, and I get the idea of what it means, but I’m not around teenagers enough to know: Do people SAY “Woot!” or is it just something you would type while online? A gal I used to work with was married to a guy she called “Woot” but I think it was more of a nickname. I know a Wooten and some call him Woot. And then there’s Hoot Gibson. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/3 "2005-08-10T19:10:08Z")
My daughter is 16. She and her friends _do_ use “w00t!” in a variety of ways: _“We’re having lima bean casserole for dinner tonight.”_ “Woot.” Or: _“Here’s twenty bucks, you can go to that concert you wanted to see this weekend.”_ **"w00t!!"** ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/4 "2005-08-10T19:19:07Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > _“Here’s twenty bucks, you can go to that concert you wanted to see this weekend.”_ > > **"w00t!!"** Interesting. How are the zeroes pronounced? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/5 "2005-08-10T19:26:40Z")
I’m a fairly young whippersnapper, and while I don’t personally (unless I’m being sarcastic) actually say it, I do know people who do. ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/6 "2005-08-10T19:27:27Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Interesting. How are the zeroes pronounced? 😉 The same “oo” sound as in “broom”. I’m 25, and I use it in casual context. (Though I’m horrified someone would use it in a novel – ugh). I can’t believe I’m using my 1000th post on W00t. Oy. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/7 "2005-08-10T19:28:23Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Interesting. How are the zeroes pronounced? 😉 Just guessing here: WOTE or WOAT or WOHT as opposed to wuh-zero-t, but now that I try to pronounce the latter version, maybe it could be like Wuzzie Rote. I’d bet money it’s more like woot though. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/8 "2005-08-10T19:30:32Z")
Hmm, OK then, if youse say so. It still looks weird to me. What’s next, hearing "u r teh suxx0rz!!!11!11one!1 " at the mall? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/9 "2005-08-10T19:31:36Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Hmm, OK then, if youse say so. It still looks weird to me. What’s next, hearing "u r teh suxx0rz!!!11!11one!1 " at the mall? How about on Jerry Springer for a true clash of cultures? ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/10 "2005-08-10T19:40:40Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Hmm, OK then, if youse say so. It still looks weird to me. What’s next, hearing "u r teh suxx0rz!!!11!11one!1 " at the mall? _coughs, looks embarassed_ ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/11 "2005-08-10T20:00:20Z")
I use it ironically. It does lead to some consternation, though, because I picked up the usage from a message board that my wife and IRL friends don’t visit – so they all think I’m dopey when I say it, even though I then take pains to explain – _irony_! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/12 "2005-08-10T20:17:49Z")
My wife says it. But not in a totally serious way. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/13 "2005-08-10T20:29:41Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > How about on Jerry Springer for a true clash of cultures? “Jerry Springer” and “culture” used in the same sentence = Does Not Compute. I’ve been trying to say “Woot!” convincingly here alone in my office, and I can’t make it work. “Woo-hoo!” yes. “Woot!” no way. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/14 "2005-08-10T20:31:06Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > “Jerry Springer” and “culture” used in the same sentence = Does Not Compute. > > I’ve been trying to say “Woot!” convincingly here alone in my office, and I can’t make it work. “Woo-hoo!” yes. “Woot!” no way. Maybe if you scroonch up your face and try to look like a train it will work. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/15 "2005-08-10T20:43:03Z")
I say woot. I have friends who say it too. We also say “teh suck”, “woohoo”, and “doh”. Heck, I use prolly, dint, dropt, musta, gonna, and wanna in conversation and in writing. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/16 "2005-08-10T20:45:11Z")
I type it in the chat box when I win a hand at online poker sometimes. Not sure where I got the habit from though. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/17 "2005-08-10T21:10:38Z")
I use it when conversing with my daughters and gaming friends. I’m 46, I also use D’oh!, Yoink, Tender and Narf! why did I just admit that? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/18 "2005-08-10T21:20:23Z")
So w00t doesn’t rhyme with boot? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/19 "2005-08-10T21:25:25Z")
> [@VenusProbe](#): > > I use it when conversing with my daughters and gaming friends. I’m 46, I also use D’oh!, Yoink, Tender and Narf! Tender? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489/20 "2005-08-10T21:26:24Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > My wife says it. But not in a totally serious way. Because that would be wrong on several levels. I, myself, say “w00t, as they say.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-woot/316489.md?page=2)