leeroy

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/ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/

verb

To run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

leeroy1

verbleeroy (third-person singular simple present leeroys, present participle leeroying, simple past and past participle leeroyed)

present singular third person leeroys · participle present leeroying · participle past leeroyed · past leeroyed · alternative Leeroy

  1. InternetdatedTo run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.

Leeroy2

proper noun
  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
verbLeeroy (third-person singular simple present Leeroys, present participle Leeroying, simple past and past participle Leeroyed)

present singular third person Leeroys · participle present Leeroying · participle past Leeroyed · past Leeroyed

  1. Alternative letter-case form of leeroy.

LeeRoy3

proper noun
  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

leeroy · verb

From Leeroy, after the Internet character Leeroy Jenkins.

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Leeroy · proper noun, verb

A less common spelling variant of Leroy.

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LeeRoy · proper noun

A less common spelling variant of Leroy.

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Cite this entry
APA

leeroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeroy

MLA

“leeroy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeroy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leeroy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeroy.

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