Etymograph

English

jeet

A compressed pronunciation of the words did you (d'ya) eat.

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A compressed pronunciation of the words did you (d'ya) eat.

Another origin of jeet

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷey-‘to win, to conquer’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजिji‘to win, conquer’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEजितjitá‘won, acquired, conquer’
  4. Hindic. 1500–presentजीतjīt‘a victory, a win’
  5. English1500–presentpajeet‘a derogatory and offensive slur for Indian people’
  6. Englishtodayjeet

A clipping of pajeet (‘a derogatory and offensive slur for Indian people’), the second part of which is derived from Hindi जीत (jīt, “a victory, a win”). Etymology 2 sense 2 likely stems from the fact that Indian posters were perceived as promoting low circulation cryptocurrencies towards the members of 4chan's /biz/ board and immediately selling their stakes as soon as their price experienced a downturn.

Today it means

intj Did you eat?

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