From the pronunciation ofy/waɪ/ +t for/t/ or/tiː/.
yt
- (Internetslang, African-American Vernacular, often derogatory)Alternative spelling ofwhite(“Caucasian”)
- 2017 Spring, Tess Griffin,When life gives you lemons, bleach your skin, inGrowl (Hofstra English Society & Campus Feminist Collective), issue 1:
- People of color aspire to be light skinned andyt people aspire to be tan. It is only aesthetically pleasing foryt people to be brown.
- For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:yt.
yt
- (uncommon, Internetslang, African-American Vernacular, derogatory, offensive)Alternative spelling ofwhitey
Abbreviation ofþat(“that”), the lettery takes the place of the old letter thorn (þ), as inye forþe(“the”).
yt
- (obsolete)Abbreviation ofthat.
1791,George IV, “Carlton House, 24 July 1791”, in A. Aspinall, editor,The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales, 1770–1812, volumesII: 1789–1794, London: Cassell, published1964,page177:The King appear'd to be much hurt at this, told me he did not credit what he told him, as he knewyt. you & I had never had any dispute together, &yt. William & you had had some misunderstanding in Germany[…]
yt
- (Cape Afrikaans)Alternative form ofuit
yt m (femininejote,masculine pluraletu,feminine pluraletua)
- your(singular)
There are also alternative forms which can be used before the noun (which will be in the indefinite state, while the forms used after the noun require the noun to be definite). These forms are restricted to personal relationships like family members, for example:
- yt vëlla(“your brother”),jot motër(“your sister”)
These forms are limited to singulars.
FromSwedishut(“out”). CompareSwedishute(“outdoors, uncool”).
yt (neuteryt,plural and definite singular attributiveyt)
- out(out of fashion, not popular)[from 1982]
yt
- Abbreviation ofyhteistoiminta.
yt
- Alternative form ofhit(“it”)
yt
- Alternative form ofhit(“it”)
yt
- imperative ofyte
yt
- Alternative form ofit
1867,CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page114, lines9-11:Yn ercha an aul o' whileyt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,- In each and every conditionit is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page114
