"full of win"

[Ann Burlingham]

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
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> On May 30, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Scot LaFaive wrote:
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>> I came across this and thought it worth noting. Apparently it began
>> as a
>> gamer term but has since moved abroad.
>>
>> "But did you see the Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 Cover? Full of win."
>> https://roosterteeth.com/forum/viewTopic.php?id=1833482&page=653
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> from
>   The Buzzwords of 2008
>   By MARK LEIBOVICH and GRANT BARRETT
>   NYT Week in Review 12/21/08:
>
> Largely used online, this is a verb turned into a mass noun, as in “A
> bucket of fail.” Common forms include _epic fail_, meaning a huge
> overall tendency toward failure or a great example of failure, and
> FAIL! as an interjection or derogation. Often an antonym of win, seen
> online in forms like “Full of win!” which means, “It’s good!”

I used "made of win" in a press release recently; although the kids I
was talking about knew what I meant, the editors had serious problems
(to the point of changing my wording).

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