leet

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

Etymology 1

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

Noun

leet (plural leets)

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

Verb

leet

1. (obsolete) Simple past of let.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

Noun

leet (plural leets)

1. (zoology) The European pollock.

Etymology 4

An aphetic form of elite.

Alternative forms

• 1337, eleet, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t.

Noun

leet (plural leets)

1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective

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

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

Anagrams

• tele

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Luxembourgish

Verb

leet

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

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Norwegian

Verb

leet

1. Past tense and past participle of lee

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Scots

Etymology

Compare Old English hlēte (“share, lot”).

Noun

leet (plural leets)

1. a list