"yeet" meaning in English

See yeet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /jiːt/ Audio: en-au-yeet.ogg [Australia] Forms: yeet
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. "Yeet!" is an interjection said while throwing something, especially when throwing it far, suddenly, and with force.
    Sense id: simple-yeet-en-intj-WAXCe5HD Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /jiːt/ Audio: en-au-yeet.ogg [Australia] Forms: yeet [canonical], yeets [third-person, singular], yeeted [past], yeeted [past, participle], yeeting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you yeet something, you throw it a long distance with a sudden, forceful motion.
    Sense id: simple-yeet-en-verb-SkD56xLO Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. If you yeet, you move quickly.
    Sense id: simple-yeet-en-verb-ndcVN99a Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
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