Whoat! Someone in 2004 already defined this word on urbandictionary.com :
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A combination of the words 'whoa' and 'what' that allows better expression of surprise/awe and confusion/rhetorical denial.
"That guy just gave me a lot of dollars"
"Whoat!?!"
============================= Posted by: spudart on Jun 23, 08 | 9:46 am
Ok, this one is much more usable than the rock-n-cherry-rocky-road.
Actually, I think I may accidentally use this at times. I'm pretty sure I've seen you use it in IMs and such.
Umm.. do more? ;-)
(captcha: hell97)
Posted by: sparx on Jun 23, 08 | 10:19 am
Whoat!?! Matt has a braided belt in his closet!
Posted by: anonymous on Jun 23, 08 | 9:31 pm
Reveal thy self "ANONYMOUS" ;)
Posted by: Tom on Jun 24, 08 | 9:02 am
Whoat!? Someone ANONYMOUS doesn't have the courage to post his/her identity!?
Did you know that the !? symbol used to be on typewriter keyboards and that the name of the linked exclamation point and question mark [also called the interrogative point] is the Interrobang!?
Unfortunately it is considered a nonstandard punctuation mark which is really too bad.
As a salute to this non-standard punctuation mark, I just bought a pair of custom-made cufflinks made with actual typewriter keys of the interrobang key!
Posted by: Tom on Jun 24, 08 | 9:07 am
Whoat. Yet another word to introduce into American lexicon. Pfuh!
Posted by: Becky on Jul 02, 08 | 11:07 am
I use the interrobang often, but I didn't know it had a name until now.
Apparently the invention of the interrobang is creditted to a Martin K. Speckter - doesn't that just sound like the name of a supervillian!?
Posted by: Rowdy on Jul 08, 08 | 11:15 pm
i <3 interrobang!?
:)
Posted by: cat m. on Jul 17, 08 | 9:52 pm
Whoat‽ Interroband was invented in 1962. I didn't think we were allowed to invent new characters.
From the lovely wikipedia:
American Martin K. Speckter invented the interrobang in 1962. As the head of an advertising agency, Speckter believed that advertisements would look better if copywriters conveyed surprised rhetorical questions using a single mark. He proposed the concept of a single punctuation mark in an article in the magazine TYPEtalks. Speckter solicited possible names for the new character from readers. Contenders included rhet, exclarotive, and exclamaquest, but he settled on interrobang. He chose the name to reference the punctuation marks that inspired it: interrogatio is Latin for "a rhetorical question" or "cross-examination";[2] bang is printers' slang for the exclamation point.
Posted by: spudart on Jul 18, 08 | 10:41 am
I love this, "bang is printers' slang for the exclamation point."
Can you imagine copywriters adopting that lingo?
Copywriter 1: "Dude, that sentence totally needs a bang."
Copywriter 2: "No way, you bang too often.
Copywriter 1: "I like to bang."
Posted by: spudart on Jul 18, 08 | 10:43 am
interrobang is a cool word.. but WHOAT - "exclamaquest"!?
Posted by: sparx on Jul 18, 08 | 10:44 am
My improv troupe named ourselves Exclamaquest!? After this fact. We do pretty explosive and "wtf?" kinda comedy, pretty much sums up the punctuation mark.
: )
Posted by: Angie on Aug 14, 08 | 2:39 pm
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