yeet

verb

yeeted; yeeting; yeets

transitive verb

: to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown
… he yeets the ice cream cone in the bushes and just bolts away.Petrana Radulovic

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Only Cattrall would yeet herself into space to avoid reprising her role, and working with her co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, with whom she's had a very weird and shady public feud for years. Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 18 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably derivative of yeet entry 1

First Known Use

2017, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yeet was in 2017

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“Yeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yeet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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yeet

verb
: to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown
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