Poll
Question:
Which form of the past tense sounds most correct or natural to you?
Option 1: yeeted
votes: 20
Option 2: yate
votes: 3
Option 3: yote
votes: 8
Option 4: yought
votes: 3
Option 5: yit
votes: 0
Option 6: yunk
votes: 0
Option 7: yetó
votes: 0
Option 8: yechita
votes: 0
Yeah, it's a dumb post. But many slang terms that catch on don't arrived with a full set of conjugations. I've seen #1 and #3 (facetiously) in the wild.
Yoink
I say yate, like how ate is the past tense of eat.
I think around 2 years ago my friends and I decided it was "yote" .
Question: Would the past participle be the same as the past tense conjugation for this verb?
Quote from: Ned Weasel on July 23, 2022, 04:07:35 PM
Question: Would the past participle be the same as the past tense conjugation for this verb?
No, I wouldn't think so. I would treat yeeted as the past participle (He was yeeted off the cliff) and yote as the normal past tense verb (He yote him off the cliff).
never heard of this word before but it would make sense to me that the past tense would be 'yet' (like meet and met)
Quote from: Mapmikey on July 23, 2022, 05:02:48 PM
never heard of this word before but it would make sense to me that the past tense would be 'yet' (like meet and met)
ok boomer
Oxford uses "yeeted" is its examples: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/yeet
None, "yeet" still sounds alien to me and I've only heard it uttered once in conversation with an actual person.
Us old-timers need to know what the word means in order to form an opinion. According to the dictionary definition cited, it isn't a verb, but is an exclamation. This is like "woo-hoo." It has no real meaning but is an expression of emotion. It could be used as a verb, saying "I woo-hooed at the fireworks display," which would mean to express enthusiasm. In that case, the "-ed" ending is the only one I'd use, because it's using a non-verb as a verb, producing a made up word, so I would apply the most standard conjugation rather than treating it like a verb. You could even use quotes, saying: I "yeet"ed at the appropriate time, which I can't describe because I don't know in what circumstance that would be.
Using the quote marks makes it clear that this is a verbification (I'm not afraid of making up words, either.) I also like using the quotes because requires leaving the word intact. It can't be "yote" or "yate" because those aren't quotes. This is subtext that gives meaning to the new word.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 23, 2022, 09:54:44 PM
None, "yeet" still sounds alien to me and I've only heard it uttered once in conversation with an actual person.
I thought it was an exclamation, not a verb. But everything becomes a verb, so why not?
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I think I tried to say the word to my 14-year-old daughter as a joke, but there was a lot of butter and knives with those eye rolls.
Quote from: formulanone on July 23, 2022, 10:32:13 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 23, 2022, 09:54:44 PM
None, "yeet" still sounds alien to me and I've only heard it uttered once in conversation with an actual person.
I thought it was an exclamation, not a verb. But everything becomes a verb, so why not?
(https://i0.wp.com/footnotes2stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Calvin_verbing-words-4blog.jpg)
I think I tried to say the word to my 14-year-old daughter as a joke, but there was a lot of butter and knives with those eye rolls.
In my case the person who said it was my 11 year old niece in response to being excited about going somewhere. When I questioned her regarding the usage of "yeet" she became embarrassed and denied saying it.
Yeeted.
Yeet is not a good verb however, I much prefer "Kobe!"
Quote from: thspfc on July 23, 2022, 11:17:55 PM
Yeeted.
Yeet is not a good verb however, I much prefer "Kobe!"
Kobe is for accuracy. Yeet is for distance.
But in my experience, if you yell Kobe, there is a 95% chance you miss.
Quote from: Takumi on July 23, 2022, 11:20:23 PM
Quote from: thspfc on July 23, 2022, 11:17:55 PM
Yeeted.
Yeet is not a good verb however, I much prefer "Kobe!"
Kobe is for accuracy. Yeet is for distance.
...and speed (Yank! is how I think of it).
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
I've said it myself, as part of the name of a steakhouse (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kobe+Buddha+House/@42.8140612,-71.1016718,19.3z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e2ff595d03b599:0x87ac8b4d11cb0e45!8m2!3d42.8139381!4d-71.1014175) in Haverhill MA. Or does that count as the city?
Quote from: 1 on July 24, 2022, 08:55:16 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
I've said it myself, as part of the name of a steakhouse (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kobe+Buddha+House/@42.8140612,-71.1016718,19.3z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e2ff595d03b599:0x87ac8b4d11cb0e45!8m2!3d42.8139381!4d-71.1014175) in Haverhill MA. Or does that count as the city?
Suffice to say in California it might be difficult to catch on in another context given the popularity of the Lakers.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It
is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
I think it should be yeeted.
Fun Fact: Autocorrect changed yeeted to tested.
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
This whole exchange is fascinating to me since yelling Kobe and flailing at the basket has been around for years now. Whoever said it means you're likely to miss was spot on.
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 12:34:25 PM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
This whole exchange is fascinating to me since yelling Kobe and flailing at the basket has been around for years now. Whoever said it means you're likely to miss was spot on.
I'm not completely surprised I don't know this. I stopped playing basketball in the early 2000s after moving to Phoenix. All the same, if it started as a Kobe Bryant choking joke I don't know how I didn't encounter it amongst the Suns fan base.
My understanding is that if you're doing something like throwing a wadded-up paper at a trash can, you would yell "Kobe!" while doing so, to draw attention to the prowess of your shot in progress. Of course, Murphy's Law says that when doing this, you're more likely to miss than actually make it.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 01:49:08 PM
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 12:34:25 PM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
This whole exchange is fascinating to me since yelling Kobe and flailing at the basket has been around for years now. Whoever said it means you're likely to miss was spot on.
I'm not completely surprised I don't know this. I stopped playing basketball in the early 2000s after moving to Phoenix. All the same, if it started as a Kobe Bryant choking joke I don't know how I didn't encounter it amongst the Suns fan base.
Kobe started in 1996 and retired in 2016... :D
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 04:53:37 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 01:49:08 PM
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 12:34:25 PM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
This whole exchange is fascinating to me since yelling Kobe and flailing at the basket has been around for years now. Whoever said it means you're likely to miss was spot on.
I'm not completely surprised I don't know this. I stopped playing basketball in the early 2000s after moving to Phoenix. All the same, if it started as a Kobe Bryant choking joke I don't know how I didn't encounter it amongst the Suns fan base.
Kobe started in 1996 and retired in 2016... :D
But at what point during that two decade career did his name become a phrase for lobbing shots?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 04:58:36 PM
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 04:53:37 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 01:49:08 PM
Quote from: Rothman on July 24, 2022, 12:34:25 PM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
Quote from: thspfc on July 24, 2022, 10:40:39 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on July 24, 2022, 08:52:58 AM
I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe" that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.
It is referring to Kobe Bryant.
Is it? This page is the first time I've ever seen it used to describe something. Apparently it has a basketball related reference in Urban Dictionary:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kobe%21
It's a reference to Kobe in that it's projecting a projectile in hopes of hitting a specific target. You know, what Kobe did.
This whole exchange is fascinating to me since yelling Kobe and flailing at the basket has been around for years now. Whoever said it means you're likely to miss was spot on.
I'm not completely surprised I don't know this. I stopped playing basketball in the early 2000s after moving to Phoenix. All the same, if it started as a Kobe Bryant choking joke I don't know how I didn't encounter it amongst the Suns fan base.
Kobe started in 1996 and retired in 2016... :D
But at what point during that two decade career did his name become a phrase for lobbing shots?
I think Dave Chappelle popularized it, when Kobe was under investigation for sexual assault. I know this 2004 Chappelle's Show sketch (NSFW) (https://youtu.be/ysu4MeyhNYk) is where I first heard it.
Quote from: Wiktionary
Etymology 2
From Middle English yeten, ȝeten, from Middle English ye, ȝe ("ye" ). Compare Middle English thouten.
Alternative forms
- yait
- yoit
Verb
- yeet (third-person singular simple present yeets, present participle yeeting, simple past and past participle yeeted)
- (obsolete) To ye (address with the pronoun "ye").
Like a few others here, I always thought of "yeet" as something you'd yell in excitement. Similar to "wow" or "yikes' or "crikey" or other exclamations.
I've only ever heard yeet used in the verb sense, to mean "to throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction."
e.g. "Russia needs to just yeet Vladimir Putin into the Arctic Ocean."
lmao why
In any case, it's automatic for me to gravitate towards "yeeted", but I'm really liking "yote" for some reason.
I'm more familiar with the verb as "jeet."