leet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Alternative spellings 1.5.2 Adjective 1.5.3 Noun 1.6 References 2 Norwegian 2.1 Verb 3 Scots 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːt/

  Rhymes: -iːt

[edit] Etymology 1

Compare Old English hlt (“‘share, lot’”).

[edit] Noun

leet (plural leets)

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

[edit] Verb

leet

1. (obsolete) Simple past of let.

[edit] Etymology 2

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

[edit] Noun

leet (plural leets)

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

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Noun

leet (plural leets)

1. (zoology) The European pollock.

[edit] Etymology 4

An aphetic form of elite.

[edit] Alternative spellings

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

[edit] Adjective

leet (comparative more leet, superlative most leet)

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

[edit] Noun

leet (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

[edit] References

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

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

leet

1. Past tense and past participle of lee.

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Compare Old English hlt (“‘share, lot’”).

[edit] Noun

leet (plural leets)

1. a list