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Update: Turns out, there is some debate about this origin. <via jgoldman>
The word Woot comes from gaming slang -- the original use meant 'Wow! Loot' in Dungeons and Dragons play -- and is now a common exclamation of excitement in Net culture.I did not know that.
Update: Turns out, there is some debate about this origin. <via jgoldman>