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G_j

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 05:34 PM

Apr 2013

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men and women who can dream of things that never were!

John F. Kennedy

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What is 'woo'? [View all] Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 OP

This... zappaman Apr 2013 #1

I love this guy!!! :) Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #4

Wow. Rex Apr 2013 #9

Okay I'll settle down Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #15

No that is great. Rex Apr 2013 #28

It's an internet-only word. closeupready Apr 2013 #2

The age of revolution Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #5

Things that require supernatural intervention to manifest. immoderate Apr 2013 #3

So miracles, prophecies, signs, wonders, faith etc Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #6

It depends whether they come from your own religion or not. MineralMan Apr 2013 #8

Thanks for the tip Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #16

Peace? Well, perhaps. MineralMan Apr 2013 #19

Peace and justice - even better :) Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #64

Exactly n/t arcane1 Apr 2013 #14

Agree with MM above. Also... immoderate Apr 2013 #26

Do we have to put Sasquatch in the same 'woo' plain as UFOs? Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #47

Sasquatch arrived in a UFO! immoderate Apr 2013 #53

just another trendy internet slang word quinnox Apr 2013 #7

The proverbial trend, eh? Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #17

Generally speaking rrneck Apr 2013 #10

very informative Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #22

there's a reason for preference for empiricism RainDog Apr 2013 #35

The police state has the power - so it thinks Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #65

back in the day (late '80s) I heard it referred to as "the cosmic woo-woo". CTyankee Apr 2013 #43

Superstitious, supernaturalist nonsense. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #11

I hear you Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #23

religion, putting clover in your ears to cure the common cold, thinking Thatcher's "spirit" gives a snooper2 Apr 2013 #12

Well, if you put it that way Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #20

John Woo, the man that brought us multiple cinematic catastrophes. Dash87 Apr 2013 #13

Who made 'woo'? Who made you? Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #18

If I made "Windtalkers" I wouldn't admit it! Dash87 Apr 2013 #24

ask the expert AngryAmish Apr 2013 #21

That's the real woo. N/T, woo! ok_cpu Apr 2013 #50

Pseudo science hack89 Apr 2013 #25

"Woo" is something to pitch! N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #27

Pseudoscience. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #29

Generally it refers to nebulous, unsubstantiated ideas... Deep13 Apr 2013 #30

... SidDithers Apr 2013 #31

blanket term often used to belittle someone else's G_j Apr 2013 #32

Beliefs often labeled as 'woo' deserve to be belittled and derided. sagat Apr 2013 #38

I'm sure G_j Apr 2013 #44

So I don't have to hit myself if someone calls me with it? Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #49

... G_j Apr 2013 #52

I liked Kennedy Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #66

It usually means "supernatural" or "pseudoscience," such as ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #33

Short for "woo woo" Sedona Apr 2013 #34

No--that was air escaping from the folds of his fat! Arkana Apr 2013 #36

A term for pseudoscience sagat Apr 2013 #37

It's term Scientific Materialists use to denigrate what they are too dense to grok Berlum Apr 2013 #39

It's a term used to describe people who think chemtrails are real...nt SidDithers Apr 2013 #41

That is too funny for words. GoneOffShore Apr 2013 #42

You say "Scientific Materialists" like it's a bad thing. Codeine Apr 2013 #56

To me ... it means that I am going to convince you of something. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #40

Pseudoscience nt Taverner Apr 2013 #45

Woo, an adjective used to describe Woo... As in Woo Woo! Kip Humphrey Apr 2013 #46

Chained CPI nt Zorra Apr 2013 #48

! Kali Apr 2013 #51

It means if you wanna BE tha man, you've gotta BEAT tha man! Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #54

Half a candy bar? Fla_Democrat Apr 2013 #55

Wooooooooie woo has been around forever olddots Apr 2013 #57

To court a potential romantic partner? tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #58

In the context of a child.... Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #59

John Wooden. I met him once and he introduced himself as "Dr. Woo." Glimmer of Hope Apr 2013 #60

To me, it has always meant a derogatory cat-call. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #61

Pseudoscientific superstitious bullshit. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2013 #62

A word that I have never heard in real life other than in the way you described. TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #63

Thank you all for your definitions... Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #67

Who made 'woo'? Who made you? Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 #68