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• LemmyFeed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  No, I think that’s yeeted’d

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• Pratai@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Which is?

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  • PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Meaning of yeet in English

    “to throw something with a lot of force”

    – Oxford English Dictionary

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    • bricklove@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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 it simplified the ending and 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.

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      • Aqarius@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sometimes words just sound right.

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      • quackers@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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

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      • jadero@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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      • Lophostemon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Marvellous work!

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    • Pratai@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Looks like I learned something today. Though is there something wrong with just saying “threw”?

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      • PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        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 had been communicated has succeeded, even if it’s weird.

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      • vithigar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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      • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Now go and learn about Kobe. It’s relayed to yeet.

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  • droans@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yote

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