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yeet

American  

[yeet] / yit /

interjection

1. (an exclamation of enthusiasm, approval, triumph, pleasure, joy, etc.).

   If we're lucky, all of Wisconsin will be yelling “Yeet!” when the Packers make a second trip to Tampa this year.

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verb (used with object)

1. to hurl or move forcefully.

   Somebody just yeeted a water bottle into the crowd.

   He's an early riser, so his mom never had to yeet him out of bed!

verb (used without object)

1. to move forcefully or quickly.

   My cat yeeted out of there in a big hurry.

Etymology

Origin of yeet

First recorded in 2005–10; exclamation of excitement that spread as the name of a dance in Black social media culture

Example Sentences

Remember "yeet"? It was popular with Gen Z speakers, but even they may now roll their eyes at those who use such outdated clichés.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021

“We gotta yeet this virus,” the famously ageless Paul Rudd says in a hilariously cringeworthy PSA encouraging Americans to wear masks to combat COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Getting that bread: The hugely popular online video game Fortnite isn’t just attracting gamers out to yeet their opponents.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2019

And ic will yeet aelc child by his fader yrfnume, aefter his faders daege.

From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror by Holinshed, Raphael

An' yeet the church, where praÿer do rise Vrom thoughtvul souls, wi' downcast eyes.

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William