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spiral78
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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:49 am Post subject: New Words We All Need to Know |
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as English language teachers.....
But the info is incomplete. In what context can I use 'woot'??? 
Possibly with no-one over 14.....but I'm not entirely sure.
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The twelfth and latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary is here, and it boasts 400 new entries of slang among its list of words.
Following the addition of OMG, LOL and <3 to its online list of words earlier this year, this newest update proves that the OED has been making a concerted effort to keep up with today's slang and textspeak. In fact, "textspeak" is one of the newest words to be added to the list. Other tech and social media related slang includes "sexting", "cyberbullying" and "retweet".
There are also some sartorial inclusions in the new edition, though disappointingly they include "mankini" and "jeggings," which we hoped would never catch on enough to warrant a dictionary reference. But the OED makes it up to us with the inclusion of our favorite expression of joy: "woot."
Of course, no one who actually uses the Internet and spends time with young people on a regular basis will need a dictionary definition to know what these new words mean. But as least now the olds can understand what we're talking about. |
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/18/woot-concise-oxford-english-dictionary-adds-mankini-sexting/#ixzz1VQnqkfNX |
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nomad soul
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According to the urban dictionary, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woot, is often used instead of "Yes!", "Saweet!", "Awesome!", "Woo hoo!", etc., as in:
Kid 1: "What are we doing tonight?"
Kid 2: "Going to see the new Transformers flick."
Kid 1: "Woot!"
The word can be capitalized or lowercase but must be followed with at least one exclamation point. |
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spiral78
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Many thanks, nomadsoul. I'll incorporate this into a vocab lesson at the earliest possible opp... 
woot! |
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