Meaning & use
yeet
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Meanings
verbtransitiveslanginformal
To throw something hard and fast, often in a playful or exaggerated way.
Grammar: Takes an object: yeet the ball.
Patterns
- yeet something
- yeet something at someone
- yeet something across something
He yeeted the ball across the yard.
Don't yeet your phone at the wall!
She yeeted the paper into the bin from across the room.
interjectionslanginformal
A shout made when throwing something or when excited about something.
Grammar: Used alone as an exclamation, often while doing an action.
Patterns
- Yeet!
Yeet! He launched the snowball.
She caught the ball and yelled, 'Yeet!'
Word forms
| third person singular | yeets |
|---|---|
| past tense | yeeted |
| past participle | yeeted |
| -ing form | yeeting |
Common combinations
- yeet something across the room
- He yeeted the pillow across the room.
- yeet something out the window
- She threatened to yeet his old toys out the window.
- yeet yourself
- He yeeted himself onto the couch.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hurl
- Means to throw with force, but is not playful or slangy like yeet.
- chuck
- Informal for throw, but less exaggerated and not tied to internet culture.
- fling
- Suggests a quick, careless throw; yeet often implies more energy or humor.
Opposites
Practice
Which sentence uses 'yeet' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Yeet' is a transitive verb, so it needs an object: yeet the ball. Option 1 uses it without an object, and options 2 and 3 treat it as an adjective or adverb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “yeet”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.