"leet" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga Forms: leeter [comparative], leetest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} leet (comparative leeter, superlative leetest)
  1. Of or relating to leetspeak.
    Sense id: en-leet-en-adj-fwtrOB0J
  2. (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leet-en-adj-YCwPr~9O
  3. (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leet-en-adj-9gJsVBD4
  4. (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leet-en-adj-wTzg~Cta
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 1337, eleet, el337, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t
Etymology number: 6

Noun

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga Forms: leets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēte (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|leet}} Scots leet, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|fro|lite}} Old French lite, {{der|en|non|leiti}} Old Norse leiti, {{cog|ang|hlēte|t=share, lot}} Old English hlēte (“share, lot”), {{der|en|fr|élite}} French élite Head templates: {{en-noun}} leet (plural leets)
  1. (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves. Tags: Scotland Derived forms: long leet, short leet
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-IFMcyCix Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga Forms: leets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (“meeting”), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta (Anglo-Latin), possibly from Old English ġelǣte (“crossroads”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lete||meeting}} Middle English lete (“meeting”), {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|ML.|leta}} Medieval Latin leta, {{q|Anglo-Latin}} (Anglo-Latin), {{der|en|ang|ġelǣte||crossroads}} Old English ġelǣte (“crossroads”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leet (plural leets)
  1. (British, obsolete) A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction. Tags: British, obsolete
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-gwIoU0p7 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga Forms: leets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Jamieson mentions the alternative spellings lyth, lythe, laid, and laith, and connects it to a verb lythe (“to shelter”), as it "is frequently caught ... in deep holes among the rocks". Head templates: {{en-noun}} leet (plural leets)
  1. (UK) The European pollock. Tags: UK Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-QY04WiLv Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 7 6 2 1 7 7 54 1 6 9 1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 1 4 7 10 36 2 9 12 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 7 1 5 8 10 36 3 8 12 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 5 1 4 9 7 41 2 5 14 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga Forms: leets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: table From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą. More at leat. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|intersection}} table, {{inh|en|enm|lete}} Middle English lete, {{inh|en|ang|ġelǣt}} Old English ġelǣt, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*galētą}} Proto-Germanic *galētą Head templates: {{en-noun}} leet (plural leets)
  1. (obsolete) A place where roads meet or cross; intersection Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-XHKpKAKd
  2. Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: leat (extra: watercourse)
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-MwzGzn5B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} leet (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang, dated) Abbreviation of leetspeak. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, uncountable Alternative form of: leetspeak
    Sense id: en-leet-en-noun-5ZjW1GeX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 1337, eleet, el337, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t
Etymology number: 6

Verb

IPA: /liːt/ Audio: En-ca-leet.oga
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan (“to let”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|lēt}} Old English lēt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} leet
  1. (obsolete) simple past of let Tags: form-of, obsolete, past Form of: let
    Sense id: en-leet-en-verb-alpmksTw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "leetest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "leet (comparative leeter, superlative leetest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to leetspeak."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leetspeak",
          "leetspeak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expert",
          "expert"
        ],
        [
          "masterful",
          "masterful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "upper class",
          "upper class"
        ],
        [
          "elite",
          "elite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Maximum PC (Autumn, page 26)",
          "text": "Powered by leetness! You can have the leetest hardware imaginable in your gaming rig, but it won't matter if you run it with a cheap power supply."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Awesome",
          "awesome"
        ],
        [
          "cool",
          "cool"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/liːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Leith (th-stopping)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-ca-leet.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/En-ca-leet.oga/En-ca-leet.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/En-ca-leet.oga"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "1337"
    },
    {
      "word": "eleet"
    },
    {
      "word": "el337"
    },
    {
      "word": "l33t"
    },
    {
      "word": "31337"
    },
    {
      "word": "and 3l33t"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "leet"
  ],
  "word": "leet"
}

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