My four year old niece introduced me to a new exclamation about a year ago: "Woot berries!" she exclaimed in a moment of pure joy. Knowing that kids are inventive, but not THAT inventive, I procured my Encyclopedia Brown detective skills.
"Where did you learn that phrase?" I asked.
"I dunno," she replied.
"Is that from a movie? Or a cartoon? Or a book that you've read?"
"I dunno," she replied again, this time shrugging her shoulders.
"Do any of your friends say that? At school? " I probed again.
"I don't know!" she said, this time enunciating each word with emphasis as only a three year old can, stomping her right foot with each syllable.
And that was the end of that.
Months later, I've noticed the word "woot" showing up in emails and blog posts and flyers at the YMCA. Hmmmm. Time to look "woot" up on Urban Dictionary. Now I know. And you do, too.
I'm thoroughly enjoying this book, which one might not expect to hear about on NPR. Plan ahead and suggestion it for your October Book Club selection.
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