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a colloquial word used in newburyport, m-ssachusetts at least before the second world war (1939-1945), allegedly shouted from one naval ship to another to identify a resident of newburyport. also used to show both affirmation and disapproval (“yes,” “no”); first word of the newburyport slang-phrase “yeat the bun.” yeat can be used as a greeting, as a noun, an interjection, an adjective, and a verb.
john: yeat!
mark: yes, yeat indeed. and how are you doing this fine day?
john: yeat.
mark: ah, not too well. do you want to go help me do ch-r-s?
john: yeat to that!
mark: ah, so you’d rather not. how about the movies.
john: yeat!
mark: great, let’s go.

(various usages)
portside!-(u guys know what im taklin about)

1-“yeah right”
2-“h-ll no”
3-“f-ck you/shut the f-ck up/your gay”
4-someone is telling you a a story and u dont believe them.
1-hey lets play lastertag, it’ll be fun!
yea yeat
2-hey grab that for me
uhhh yeat
3-(your in a car watching little freshman walking..roll down window..)
yeat!
4-the reason i didn’t call you is because my phone died!
yea yeat
(“yeet”)

the first instance of the word ‘yeat’ appears during world war ii as a ship-to-ship naval greeting to identify oneself as a a resident of newburyport, m-ssachusetts, usa. a response in kind indicated that the man had found a fellow newburyporter.

the word has endured to this day, but the meaning has drastically evolved. while still used as a greeting, though rarely in the original spirit of the word, the word is now a profanity used in innumerable contexts. meanings include: “f-ck that”, “f-ck you”, “f-ck off/get the f-ck out of here”, “f-ck”, “f-ckin’ a”, and “sh-t”. the examples below will allow for the best understanding of the various uses of the word.

often used in the phrase “yeat da bun”.

(yeet): noun, interjection, adjective, verb
father: son! get off your -ss and take the trash out!
son: yeat!

friend 1: hey man i think i’m gonna join the marching band. you wanna join with me?
friend 2: yeat!

stoner 1: duuuuude. i spilled the bong water all over your cat.
stoner 2: yeat!

friend 1: dude how old is your sister?
friend 2: yeat!
portside, if you know it, you know it
“dude, you coulda hooked up with that fat chick..”

“yeat!”
what you say to your teacher when she asks you to do a 10 page essay
teacher: now sammy, i would like you to do a 10 page essay on the cause and effects of the industrial revolution
student:yeaaaaaaaaaat
teacher: oh my!
(“yeet”)

the first instance of the word ‘yeat’ appears during world war ii as a ship-to-ship naval greeting to identify oneself as a a resident of newburyport, m-ssachusetts, usa. a response in kind indicated that the man had found a fellow newburyporter.

the word has endured to this day, but the meaning has drastically evolved. while still used as a greeting, though rarely in the original spirit of the word, the word is now a profanity used in innumerable contexts. meanings include: “f-ck that”, “f-ck you”, “f-ck off/get the f-ck out of here”, “f-ck”, “f-ckin’ a”, and “sh-t”. the examples below will allow for the best understanding of the various uses of the word.

often used in the phrase “yeat da bun”.

(yeet): noun, interjection, adjective, verb
father: son! get off your -ss and take the trash out!
son: yeat!

friend 1: hey man i think i’m gonna join the marching band. you wanna join with me?
friend 2: yeat!

stoner 1: duuuuude. i spilled the bong water all over your cat.
stoner 2: yeat!

friend 1: dude how old is your sister?
friend 2: yeat!
contraction for “you eat!”
growing up in nbpt in the 1970’s we used yeat the same way we now say “you suck.” you’re sitting on the high school wall. car drives by with someone yelling something obscene. there’s was only one way to reply–yeat!

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