Past tense of the verb "yeet"?

[kurumi]

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.

[SSOWorld]

Yoink

[Takumi]

I say yate, like how ate is the past tense of eat.

[CoreySamson]

I think around 2 years ago my friends and I decided it was "yote" .

[Ned Weasel]

Question: Would the past participle be the same as the past tense conjugation for this verb?

[CoreySamson]

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).

[Mapmikey]

never heard of this word before but it would make sense to me that the past tense would be 'yet' (like meet and met)

[US 89]

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

[Big John]

Oxford uses "yeeted" is its examples: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/yeet

[Max Rockatansky]

None, "yeet" still sounds alien to me and I've only heard it uttered once in conversation with an actual person.

[wxfree]

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.

[formulanone]

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?



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.

[Max Rockatansky]

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?



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.

[thspfc]

Yeeted.

Yeet is not a good verb however, I much prefer "Kobe!"

[Takumi]

Yeeted.

Yeet is not a good verb however, I much prefer "Kobe!"

Kobe is for accuracy. Yeet is for distance.

[US 89]

But in my experience, if you yell Kobe, there is a 95% chance you miss.

[Rothman]

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).

[Max Rockatansky]

I've never heard anyone saying "Kobe"  that wasn't referring to Kobe Bryant or the city in Japan.

[hotdogPi]

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 in Haverhill MA. Or does that count as the city?

[Max Rockatansky]

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 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. 

[thspfc]

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.

[Max Rockatansky]

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

[thspfc]

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.

[kirbykart]

I think it should be yeeted.
Fun Fact: Autocorrect changed yeeted to tested.

[Rothman]

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.