The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines WOOT as a word used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph.
Wait…WHAT?! This word is in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary???
I don’t know about you but when I took English in high school, my book report’s were full of Shakespeare and Mordecai Richler. I had no idea what was going on in those books and that’s why I repeated Grade 12 English 3 times….
With this new wave of ridiculous and confusing words, how am I supposed to help my children with their book report’s when the materialwill be the likes of “Justin Bieber’s Woot Woot Holla” and “Tracey’s #Twittatastic #Twittcrastination”?
Another problem I have with “Wooting”, is that in order to fit in new words, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary has to eliminate words.
Do you know what word they eliminated to make room?
DO YOU?!?!
It was the word Growlery. Do you know what a growlery is? I do because I have had one.
A Growlery is a “place to growl in, private room, den”. Where are me and my buddies going to growl at now?
Once I had calmed down, I emerged from my newly crowned “Wootery” and came up with this list of 5 new terms I would like to see added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, so that us men can claim back some of our manhood.
1. Couching – Not the embroidery tactic either, I would have that removed first. Couching is what Daddy wants to do after a long day at the office (after play time of course). Couching most likely involves watching sports or wrestling.
2. DisPinterested – A word to express a Man’s feelings towards Pinterest. Nuff Said.
3. Gameril – A medication, to be invented at a later date, to help men deal with an unexpected extended absence from the ability to play video games.
4. Man-O-Tron – {Multiple Meanings} a) used to describe a man who uses his ability to see things that only other men can see without actually looking directly at the object eg. Dude, you went so Man-O-Tron back there. b) a fictional robot that does a man’s chores for him. c) the nerdy awesome user name all men fight over in video game forums.
5. Bearpunch – A slang term to remind men what to do if they find themselves face to face with a bear or larger man.
I have submitted my list to the fine folks at the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and hope to hear back soon.
In the meantime, I hope my message is clear. I encourage all of you to join my efforts to “Give The Boot To The Woot!”
You can join me on Twitter @CanadianDadBlog as I launch my campaign to #BootTheWoot and please feel free to share your #BootTheWoot stories in the comments section!
Help me to build a brighter, Wootless world for our children!
Cheers!
