"jeet" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /d͡ʒit/, /d͡ʒiʔ/ Audio: En-au-jeet.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːt, -iːʔ Etymology: A compressed pronunciation of the words did you (d'ya) eat. Head templates: {{en-interj}} jeet
  1. (US, slang) Did you eat? Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-jeet-en-intj-orJrBDwQ Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒit/, /d͡ʒiʔ/ Audio: En-au-jeet.ogg [Australia] Forms: jeets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt, -iːʔ Etymology: Thought to be a clipping of pajeet (“an Indian”), the second part of which is derived from Hindi जीत (jīt, “victory, win”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pajeet|nocap=1|t=an Indian}} clipping of pajeet (“an Indian”), {{der|en|hi|जीत|t=victory, win}} Hindi जीत (jīt, “victory, win”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jeet (plural jeets)
  1. (4chan, Internet slang, cryptocurrencies, derogatory) An investor who is extremely risk-averse and will sell off their holdings at the slightest hint of a downturn. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency
    Sense id: en-jeet-en-noun-U0RkLU-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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