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where did the word w00t actually come from

older guildmates use it constantly and i always assumed it was just from chat. someone told me it started as an acronym from an old game. does anyone know the real origin?
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kate_plays Nov 04, 2026
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It's from early internet and gaming chat, it got popular as leetspeak around the late 90s. There are a few backronym stories people tell, like 'we own the other team', but those were made up after it was already being used. It's really just a typed version of 'woot', a happy shout.
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