yeet

What it means

To throw something forcefully, suddenly, or with reckless energy. It's also used as an excited exclamation while throwing or doing something boldly, and can broadly mean to discard or get rid of something.

Examples

• I just yeeted my phone across the bed in frustration.
• He yeeted the ball over the fence by accident.
• Yeet! she yelled as she tossed the wrapper in the bin.
• Just yeet that old couch, we're getting a new one.

Where it comes from

Originated as an exclamation in a 2014 Vine dance video and became a viral meme. It evolved into a verb meaning to throw forcefully, with the joke past tense 'yote.'

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