yt

See also: YT, yT, .yt, and -yt

English

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of y /waɪ/ + a t for /t/. For another term formed from the pronunciation of a symbol plus additional letters to complete the sound, see l8 (late).

Adjective

yt

  1. (slang, African American Vernacular, sometimes derogatory) Alternative spelling of white or whitey.
    • 2017 Spring, Tess Griffin, When life gives you lemons, bleach your skin, in Growl (Hofstra English Society & Campus Feminist Collective), issue 1:
      People of color aspire to be light skinned and yt people aspire to be tan. It is only aesthetically pleasing for yt people to be brown.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:yt.

Usage notes

See also

wypipo

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of þat (that), with y taking the place of the old letter thorn (þ), as in ye for þe (the). Sometimes written as yt.

Conjunction

yt

  1. (obsolete) Abbreviation of that.
    The King appear'd to be much hurt at this, told me he did not credit what he told him, as he knew yt. you & I had never had any dispute together, & yt. William & you had had some misunderstanding in Germany...

Anagrams


Albanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

yt m (feminine jote, m plural e tu, f plural e tua)

  1. your (singular)

Declension

There are also alternative forms which can be used before the noun (which will be in the indefinite state, while the forms used after the noun require the noun to be definite). These forms are restricted to personal relationships like family members, for example:

  • yt vëlla (your brother), jot motër (your sister)

These forms are limited to singulars.

See also


Danish

Etymology

From Swedish ut (out). Compare Swedish ute (outdoors, uncool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yt/, [yd̥]

Adjective

yt (neuter yt, plural and definite singular attributive yt)

  1. out (out of fashion, not popular) [from 1982]

Synonyms

Antonyms


Finnish

Noun

yt

  1. Abbreviation of yhteistoiminta.

Middle English

Pronoun

yt

  1. Alternative form of hit

Determiner

yt

  1. Alternative form of hit

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

yt

  1. imperative of yte
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