Yeet

Quick meaning: Yeet is an interjection meaning A type of dance involving dipping one's shoulder and swinging both hands out, while an audience repeatedly chants "YEET yah, yah, yah, yah".

Meaning

A type of dance involving dipping one's shoulder and swinging both hands out, while an audience repeatedly chants "YEET yah, yah, yah, yah".

More Meanings

1. (transitive, slang) To throw (something) with great force; to hurl.
2. (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To move quickly; to dash, zoom.
3. (intransitive, Internet slang) To self-harm.
4. (slang) Expressing excitement or approval.
5. (slang) A sudden expression used while throwing something, especially with force.
6. (obsolete) To ye (address with the pronoun "ye").

Example Sentences

The “YEET!” sound effect with the punch at :40

After Richt got his shower, the Miami players surrounding him while yelling “YEET!” in unison.

The yeet began, culturally, with a Vine of a kid affectionately nicknamed Lil Meatball doing the dance on his school's track.

Often, my teenagers would exclaim "Yeet." I am still not quite sure what it means, but I knew they liked to say it, and it was usually after something positive.

Word Forms

• yeets
• yeeting
• yeeted

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yoit, yell, yoohooing, yodel, yauper, yecch.

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