2018 September 13, Stacey Ritzen, “What does ‘yeet’ mean—and how did it become a meme?”, in The Daily Dot[1]:
Yeet can take on any number of uses as a noun or a verb, typically as a way to express a sudden or forceful motion, such as throwing an object long distance.
2019 April 26, Allie Lembo, “13 slang words everyone is using and what they really mean”, in Insider Inc.[2]:
Finally, it's also used as a verb for "[discarding] an item at a high velocity," such as throwing an empty can into the trash. "Yeeting" something may be accompanied by the exclamation of the word.
2019 May, John McWhorter, “Why Grown-Ups Keep Talking Like Little Kids”, in The Atlantic[3]:
One now speaks of "yeeting" an empty can into the trash, and the word has even developed an irregular past-tense form, yote.
