• Leet

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /liːt/
    • Rhymes: -iːt

    Origin 1

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

    Full definition of leet

    Noun

    leet

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

    Verb

    leet
    1. (obsolete)

      leet

      (simple past of let)

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

    Origin 3

    Noun

    leet

    (plural leets)
    1. (zoology) The European pollock.

    Origin 4

    An aphetic form of elite.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    leet

    (plural leets)
    1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak

    Adjective

    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.

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