Yeet
To throw something with force — or just a general exclamation of enthusiasm.
Definition
Yeet means to throw something hard and far — or to shout 'YEET!' while doing something forceful or celebratory. As a verb: 'I yeeted it across the room.' As an interjection: a loud burst of hype or commitment. It broke out on Vine in 2014 and later entered dictionaries as mainstream slang.
History
Viral on Vine around 2014 (notably a clip of a dance move yelled as 'yeet'), then stuck as internet slang for chucking objects or hyping an action. Merriam-Webster added it in 2022.
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. How scoring works
Examples
- “YEET — throws phone across room”
- “I just yeeted my homework into the bin”
- “Yeet or be yeeted”
Related entries
Culturally linked — not random recommendations.
Bussin
SlangExtremely good or delicious — most often said about food ('this is bussin').
No Cap
Slang'No lie' / 'I'm being serious' — 'cap' means a lie, so 'no cap' means telling the truth.
Two Buttons
MemeThe sweaty 'Daily Struggle' comic — a character stuck choosing between two contradictory red buttons.
Vine Shutdown
EventTwitter's decision to shut down Vine in 2016 ended the first great short-form video era and scattered a generation of creators who went on to dominate YouTube and TikTok.
Harambe
EventA May 2016 Cincinnati Zoo tragedy that the internet turned into a lasting meme cycle — tributes, jokes, remixes, and years of references after Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was shot when a child entered his enclosure.
Arthur's Fist
MemeThe clenched-fist Arthur Read still — the internet's default reaction image for bottled rage and 'mood.'
References
Sources behind this entry. Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor.
- Yeet — Merriam-Webster
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