jeet

English

Etymology

A compressed pronunciation of the words did you (d'ya) eat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒit/, /d͡ʒiʔ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːt, -iːʔ

Interjection

jeet

  1. (US, slang) Did you eat?
    • 1976, Jack Ansell, Giants, Berkley Medallion, →OCLC, page 76:
      "Jeet yet?" he asks. He asks it every time they're together, though usually not this early.
    • 2002, The Postal Record, volume 115, page 17:
      So it will come as no surprise if a local inquires whether you've eaten yet — or, as Philadelphians say, "Jeet yet?"

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeːt/, /ʒeːt/

Verb

jeet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of joen
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