leet

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Compare Old English hlēte, *hlīete (share, lot), cognate with Old Norse hleyti (share, portion).

Noun [edit]

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.

Verb [edit]

leet

  1. (obsolete) Simple past of let.

Etymology 2 [edit]

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (meeting), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta, possibly from Old English gelǣte (crossroads).

Noun [edit]

leet (plural leets)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A regular court in which the certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.

Etymology 3 [edit]

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Noun [edit]

leet (plural leets)

  1. (zoology) The European pollock.

Etymology 4 [edit]

An aphetic form of elite.

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective [edit]

leet (comparative more leet, superlative most leet)

  1. Of or relating to leetspeak.
  2. (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
  3. (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
  4. (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.

References [edit]

  • leet” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.

Anagrams [edit]


Luxembourgish [edit]

Verb [edit]

leet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of leeën
  2. second-person plural present indicative of leeën
  3. second-person plural imperative of leeën

Norwegian [edit]

Verb [edit]

leet

  1. Past tense and past participle of lee

Scots [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Compare Old English hlēte (share, lot).

Noun [edit]

leet (plural leets)

  1. a list