xeet

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Combination of X + tweet. Originated from a July 2023 hoax claiming that tweets would be renamed as part of the site's rebrand from Twitter to X.

Noun

xeet (plural xeets)

1. (Twitter, humorous) Alternative form of tweet
   • 2023 December 28, @sillyeralol, Twitter‎^[1]:

     haha, great #xeet my friend, dattebayo!

   • 2024 April 11, @cringephibia, Twitter‎^[2]:

     Your oomf? Don't be silly. You're not oomfs. Not anymore. And examining Marcy's priv xeets, it's doubtful you ever were.

   • 2024 May 25, @SkibidiPeter_, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Erm future banger xeet? Follow me! Also!! Dont forget your click! arab.org/

Verb

xeet (third-person singular simple present xeets, present participle xeeting, simple past and past participle xeeted)

1. (Twitter, humorous) Alternative form of tweet
   • 2023 August 23, @greg16676935420, Twitter‎^[4]:

     Just got to my office (the bathroom) and ready to start xeeting

   • 2024 May 7, @DFallamhain, Twitter‎^[5]:

     She actually xeeted this.

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɖeːt/, [ˈɖeːʰt]
• Hyphenation: xeet

Noun

xéet m

1. plural of xáa

Declension

Declension of xéet
absolutive	xéet
predicative	xéeti
subjective	xéet
genitive	xéet
Postpositioned forms l-case xéetil k-case xéetik t-case xéetit h-case xéetih

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “xàa”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[6], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 365

Wolof

Noun

xeet

1. race, ethnic group