yt

Y4T1
/waɪt//ˈwaɪ.ti/

A form of white — Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

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Meanings

yt1

adjective
  1. 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
noun
  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

conjunction

alternative yͭ · alternative yt.

  1. 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

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of the Yukon Territory: a territory of Canada.

    Synonyms: YK., YK, Yk., Yk, YU., YU, Yu., Yu

  2. InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of YouTube, a popular video hosting website.
nounYT (plural YTs)

plural YTs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of yt (“whitey”).

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Origin

yt · adjective, noun

From the pronunciation of y (/waɪ/) + t (/t/ or /tiː/).

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yt · conjunction

Abbreviation of þat (“that”), the letter y takes the place of the old letter thorn (þ), as in ye for þe (“the”).

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Cite this entry
APA

yt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt

MLA

“yt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yt.

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