this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2023
1001 points (99.1% liked)

Science Memes

11021 readers
3314 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 103 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

No, I think that's yeeted'd

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Meaning of yeet in English

"to throw something with a lot of force"

– Oxford English Dictionary

[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

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 the -er was dropped and short e became a long ee 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Sometimes words just sound right.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months 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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Marvellous work!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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 has been communicated has succeeded, even if it's weird.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think there's a sublety missing that yeet implies thrown with great force but without care for the direction.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Yeet for distance, kobe for accuracy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

And suddenness!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

A dart player is not yeeting the darts

Now that you mention it, they should start yeeting darts!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

New word! Thanks.

I made a half-assed guess as to its meaning based on the fact that I've heard of an elite basketball player by that name. I got pretty close, according to urban dictionary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago