Merriam-Webster announced it’s 2007 word of the year. And the award goes to…w00t.Yes, w00t. With zero’s as the O’s.The word is a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumphMerriam-Webster’s president, John Morse explained “It shows a really interesting thing that’s going on in language. It’s a term that’s arrived only because we’re now communicating electronically with each other…Gamers commonly substitute numbers and symbols for the letters they resemble, creating what they call “l33t speak” ” that’s “leet” when spoken, short for “elite” to the rest of the world.”L33t speak? Are the rumors true! Are we turning into robots!?(Personally, I think the word of the year should have been douchebag, but hey I ain’t no  dictionary writer.)Well, congrats to w00t for making 2007 such a fabulous year in obscure technobabbly language! And good luck to LMAO and fartknocker, may 2008 be your year!