[ { "meta": { "id": "yeet:1", "uuid": "092641a5-d666-4090-90c0-49e1020de694", "sort": "250121700", "src": "collegiate", "section": "alpha", "stems": [ "yeet" ], "offensive": false }, "hom": 1, "hwi": { "hw": "yeet", "prs": [ { "mw": "ˈyēt", "sound": { "audio": "yeet", "ref": "owl", "stat": "1" } } ] }, "fl": "interjection", "def": [ { "sls": [ "slang" ], "sseq": [ [ [ "sense", { "dt": [ [ "uns", [ [ [ "text", "used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "As the right guard headed to his stall, he uttered two words just audible over the hum of a winning locker room: \"{wi}Yeet{/wi}, {wi}yeet{/wi}.\"", "aq": { "auth": "Olivia Reiner" } }, { "t": "Instead of saying \"cool\" when something good happens, he would say \"{wi}yeet{/wi}\", which in slang can mean anything from \"yes\" to expressing excitement or approval.", "aq": { "auth": "Mary-Jo Tohill" } }, { "t": "… he enjoys using the slang phrase \"{wi}yeet{/wi}\" to celebrate his keto diet achievements.", "aq": { "source": "{it}M2 PressWIRE{/it}" } } ] ] ] ] ] ] } ] ] ] } ], "et": [ [ "text", "of phonesthemic origin" ], [ "et_snote", [ [ "t", "Compare the initial element in {it}yeesh,{/it} exclamation of annoyance, which has the final element of {et_link|sheesh|sheesh}." ] ] ] ], "date": "2007", "shortdef": [ "—used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm" ] }, { "meta": { "id": "yeet:2", "uuid": "b8e17778-efed-48e6-b78a-1052c2730a4d", "sort": "250121900", "src": "collegiate", "section": "alpha", "stems": [ "yeet", "yeeted", "yeeting", "yeets" ], "offensive": false }, "hom": 2, "hwi": { "hw": "yeet" }, "fl": "verb", "ins": [ { "if": "yeet*ed" }, { "if": "yeet*ing" }, { "if": "yeets" } ], "def": [ { "vd": "transitive verb", "sseq": [ [ [ "sense", { "dt": [ [ "text", "{bc}to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "When it comes to Twitter features, number one on the wish list of the platform's heaviest users—apart from a Super Mega Block option that instantly {wi}yeets{/wi} a nasty user into the sea—is the edit button.", "aq": { "auth": "Caitlin Welsh" } } ] ] ] } ] ] ] } ], "et": [ [ "text", "probably derivative of {et_link|yeet:1|yeet:1}" ] ], "date": "2017", "shortdef": [ "to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown" ] } ]