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Leet vs Weet - What's the difference?

leet | weet |

As verbs the difference between leet and weet

is that leet is (obsolete) (let) while weet is (archaic) to know.

As a noun leet

is (scotland) a portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office or leet can be (british|obsolete) a regular court in which the certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction or leet can be (zoology) the european pollock or leet can be (internet slang).

As an adjective leet

is of or relating to leetspeak.

leet

English

(wikipedia leet)

Etymology 1

Compare (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (let)
  • Etymology 3

    Originated 1400–50 from late (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, obsolete) A regular court in which the certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
  • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) The European pollock.
  • Etymology 5

    An aphetic form of (elite).

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Internet slang)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to leetspeak.
  • (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
  • (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
  • (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.
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    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To know.
  • * 1885 , Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , Night 13:
  • I wept for myself, but resigned my soul to the tyranny of Time and Circumstance, well weeting that Fortune is fair and constant to no man.

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