yeet
9 synonyms and 0 antonyms for yeet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To throw something hard, fast and carelessly, often without looking where it lands.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb slang
To throw something hard, fast and carelessly, often without looking where it lands.
“He yeeted his bag across the room and collapsed on the sofa.”
How to use yeet
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Playful slang. Fine in speech among friends and online, out of place in any formal writing.
Etymology
Popularized in March 2014 by the "yeet" dance which went viral on the now-defunct video sharing site Vine. The earliest known yeet dance is recorded in a YouTube video uploaded on February 3, 2014. However, examples of the interjection can be found much earlier, including a 1998 use by British presenter Jeremy Clarkson...
Full origin of yeet →Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of yeet?
In ordinary use it is regular: yeeted. Some speakers say "yote" as a joke, on the pattern of write/wrote, but that is deliberately playful rather than standard.
Is yeet a real word?
Yes. It began as internet and playground slang but is now widely used and recorded in dictionaries as both a verb and an exclamation. It remains firmly informal.
What is the opposite of yeet?
Jokingly, "yoink" — grabbing or snatching something rather than throwing it. There is no formal antonym.