Meanings
yt1
- alternativederogatoryoftenAfrican-American Vernacular or Internet slangAlternative spelling of white (“Caucasian”).
People of color aspire to be light skinned and yt people aspire to be tan. It is only aesthetically pleasing for yt people to be brown.
2017 Spring, Tess Griffin, When life gives you lemons, bleach your skin, in Growl (Hofstra English Society & Campus Feminist Collective), issue 1
- alternativederogatoryoffensiveoftenuncommonAfrican-American Vernacular or Internet slangAlternative spelling of whitey (“Caucasian person”).
My handle is the ytcracker / The progenitor of all the nerd rap that you're hearing today.
2005, “Meganerd”, in Nerdrap Entertainment System (mp3), performed by YTCracker
yt2
alternative yͭ · alternative yt.
- abbreviationobsoleteAbbreviation of that.
The King appear'd to be much hurt at this, told me he did not credit what he told him, as he knew yt. you & I had never had any dispute together, & yt. William & you had had some misunderstanding in Germany[…]
1791, George IV, “Carlton House, 24 July 1791”, in A. Aspinall, editor, The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales, 1770–1812, volumes II: 1789–1794, London: Cassell, published 1964, page 177
YT3
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
yt · adjective, noun
From the pronunciation of y (/waɪ/) + t (/t/ or /tiː/).
Full word history & related roots →yt · conjunction
Abbreviation of þat (“that”), the letter y takes the place of the old letter thorn (þ), as in ye for þe (“the”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
yt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt
“yt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt.
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