• @PunnyName
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      Meaning of yeet in English

      “to throw something with a lot of force”

      – Oxford English Dictionary

      • @[email protected]
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        It comes from Latin iactare meaning “to cast”. Over time the c was dropped as French evolved and the i shifted to a y consonant and we get yeter. Once it was borrowed into English it further changed as the -er was dropped and short e became a long ee following the great vowel shift.

        I am lying but most of those bits are facts and I’m actually describing the etymology of jet. Also the proto Indo European ye is hilariously uncanny.

        • @Aqarius
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          910 months ago

          Sometimes words just sound right.

        • @[email protected]
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          410 months ago

          This is indeed pulled out of the ass. The origin of the word ‘yeet’ is meme from vine. It did get added to several big boy dictionaries. There is speculation that the word was used regionally in the 2000s.

          Now a bunch of people think it has some latin origin because it sounds convincing while a quick google search (or AI because, 2023) debunks the claim.

          It is a fun word though, i enjoy using it. :3

        • @[email protected]
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          110 months ago

          All roads lead to PIE. Or is that from? Oh, and maybe not “all.”

          But seriously, I went through a linguistics phase in my reading and came away with the sense that Proto Indo European is a lot closer to us than it seems at first glance.

        • @PunnyName
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          It’s just how language evolves. Maybe the extra force insinuated in “yeet” helps differentiate, depending on the person.

          In the end, as long as you understand, then what has been communicated has succeeded, even if it’s weird.

          • @r_13
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            3110 months ago

            I think there’s a sublety missing that yeet implies thrown with great force but without care for the direction.

            • @SkyezOpen
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              2010 months ago

              Yeet for distance, kobe for accuracy.

            • FuglyDuck
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              510 months ago

              And suddenness!

        • @[email protected]
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          710 months ago

          “Yeet” carries an implication of force and disregard that “throw” does not. A dart player is not yeeting the darts.

          • @Threeme2189
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            210 months ago

            A dart player is not yeeting the darts

            Now that you mention it, they should start yeeting darts!

          • @[email protected]
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            210 months ago

            New word! Thanks.

            I made a half-assed guess as to its meaning based on the fact that I’ve heard of an elite basketball player by that name. I got pretty close, according to urban dictionary.

            • @[email protected]
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              810 months ago

              Each to their own, but I may remind you that whenever your generation was growing up it’s incredibly likely that you were using words your parents didn’t use.

              I can see you’ve already been informed how language evolves, and if you can’t accept that then I don’t know what to say. I guess I could ask why you ain’t talking all Shakespearean?

                • @[email protected]
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                  1010 months ago

                  That’s just old legalese. If you want Shakespearean you at least have to make it look like iambic pentameter.

                • @[email protected]
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                  710 months ago

                  Hence me writing each to their own. I would have thought that conveyed that I support you right to have an opinion.

                  kid

                  To a 40 year old. Gee thanks buddy for the condescending tone.

                  lighten up

                  And goes on to say

                  I’m allowed to have an opinion that it’s fucking dumb…

                  Have a wonderful day. I was merely trying to point out that language changes. I tried that in a civil manner, perhaps that didn’t come across.

                • @[email protected]
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                  510 months ago

                  flavor-of-the-week slang

                  Yeet has actually been around for multiple years now. People have been saying it since at least 2018, probably longer.

                • @AngryCommieKender
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                  First time I’ve seen someone use Shakespearian English to say go fuck yourself. Well done.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    110 months ago

                    That’s not Shakespearean English by any stretch of the imagination. It’s not even close. It’s some rando’s poorly-educated approximation.

                • magnetosphere
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                  Hell, whether you partake or not, it’s part of the process. Slang becomes part of the language if it’s good, and it doesn’t stick if enough people think it’s dumb. Keep doing what you’re doing!

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