1989
"Woof" chant (precursor to w00t?) popularized by The Arsenio Hall Show audience.
1990
"Whoof Whoof" referenced in the film "Pretty Woman".
1993
Rap song “Whoot, There It Is” by 95 South released (precursor to w00t).
1993
“Whoomp! (There It Is)” by Tag Team also charts.
1996
“w00t” (leetspeak form) spreads in online gaming/MMORPG circles.
2007
w00t chosen as Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year.
2008
The band Garaj Mahal titles their album “w00t”.
2011
“woot” added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
2025
“w00t.im” digital monument unveiled!