The Woo thing

koalathebear
koalathebear Posts: 236 Member
I'm confused. Is Woo like a thumbs down or a down vote on reddit? One post said that it means "too good to be true". I like posting and contributing here, but I find the woos a little disheartening because I'm not precisely sure what they mean ... Even if it's something fairly moderate like 'too good to be true', that's also a bit insulting because I'm very honest in my posts ...
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  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    edited July 2019
    Where I live, "Woo" is the cry of alarm, in incessant chorus, to let one know of an incoming pedal tavern.
  • lynntoews96
    lynntoews96 Posts: 4 Member
    Ok
  • your_future_ex_wife
    your_future_ex_wife Posts: 4,278 Member
    try2again wrote: »
    try2again wrote: »
    It's basically a negative thing in a forum that doesn't want to allow overtly negative reactions. Nobody likes it and many use it incorrectly. If you get dozens on a post, you have probably asserted something that isn't widely supported by science. If you get a couple here & there, it's probably people thinking they are cheering you.

    Oh, and one other use of woo... the "ha-ha, aren't I funny?" use when people woo all the posts in a thread about woo. ;)

    Yes all true, and in chit chat it is also used to mean “I don’t like you.”

    *sigh*... didn't know this thread was in chit-chat :/

    😂 Wandered in on accident. 🤣
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    Riff1970 wrote: »
    I’m not accepting that definition. I hereby declare woo is a positive thing which means

    “woo hoo! Good job! Alright! Nice going!”

    Woo me all you want!

    🤣

    @CoffeeAndContour agrees with you.