{"id":5301,"date":"2022-10-10T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:54:57","slug":"pyt-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/pyt-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"PYT \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want an endearing way to compliment somebody? Do you want to let somebody know how attractive they are, without saying the same old basic pick-up lines? Maybe you heard someone refer to you or your friends as PYT and are not sure what they mean? If so, \u201cPYT\u201d means a pretty young thing is may be just what you were looking for. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression.<\/p>\n<h2>Meaning<\/h2>\n<p>The abbreviation \u201cPYT\u201d is shorthand for the phrase \u201cpretty young thing\u201d. It is used to complement a younger, attractive woman. It can also be used to make a comment about a woman\u2019s appearance, as you may refer to her as a \u201cPYT\u201d to point out that she is young and beautiful. In most cases, it is used in a positive manner to indicate someone that is beautiful and young, typically a female. It can be used when referring to a young male, but this is less common.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase may also mean \u201cpull yourself together\u201d, but this is not nearly as common as \u201cpretty young thing\u201d. Still, as always, context is very important when determining what the intended meaning of the phrase is by the user.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PYT meaning and pronunciation\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5RBREBopq0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Example Usage<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThat girl\u2019s a PYT, isn\u2019t she?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop being weak and try to pyt man!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey man, your girlfriend\u2019s a PYT\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so tired of being the strong one here, so pyt and let\u2019s get things done\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you met the new neighbors? Their daughter\u2019s a PYT\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, Emily? She\u2019s such a PYT\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat piece of man flesh sure is a PYT that I would like to teach some new tricks\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Origin<\/h2>\n<p>This phrase was popularized by the Michael Jackson song, \u201cP.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)\u201d which was released in 1982 on his famous Thriller album. That was where the phrase got its meaning, and why it is so well known today. It has been used in many other songs by musical artists, including John Gibbons and Kevin McHale. It has also become a staple in modern social media like Instagram or Snapchat, with people referring to others as a \u201cPYT\u201d almost on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<h2>Phrases Similar to PYT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEYT\u201d, which means \u201cextremely young thing\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBYT\u201d, which means \u201cbright young thing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFlaquita\u201d, which translates to \u201cskinny\u201d in Spanish but is typically used as a compliment for an attractive woman who may be slim in stature.<\/li>\n<li>Attractive\/beautiful\/etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Phrases Opposite to PYT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Unattractive\/ugly\/etc<\/li>\n<li>Old\/older.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDUFF\u201d, which means \u201cdumb ugly fat friend\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBusted\u201d, which is a slang term for \u201cugly\u201d or \u201cunattractive\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPYT\u201d \u2013 \u201cPretty young thing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPYT\u201d \u2013 \u201cPull yourself together\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ways People May Incorrectly Say PYT<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPYT\u201d is used to refer to a young, attractive woman. By that definition, using it to try to refer to someone who may be a little older, or who you do not find particularly attractive, would be incorrect. Saying, \u201cshe\u2019s a PYT, I don\u2019t find her attractive at all\u201d or \u201cshe\u2019s almost sixty, she\u2019s a PYT\u201d would be incorrect. Though subjectively, some people would argue that sixty is still young (especially if they are older than that), these two sentences would commonly be incorrect ways to use the phrase \u201cPYT\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Acceptable Ways to Phrase PYT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hey, PYT, you look good today.<\/li>\n<li>It is a good idea to put the PYT\u2019s in the front to get more business, toss the regulars in the back.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re a PYT, aren\u2019t you?<\/li>\n<li>Try to watch out for weird old guys, you are a pyt and quite vulnerable.<\/li>\n<li>Your friend is a PYT.<\/li>\n<li>The girl that lives down the hall from me is a PYT.<\/li>\n<li>There is nothing wrong with spending a little extra money on a PYT every once in a while.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pull yourself together:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop whining and pyt!<\/li>\n<li>If you want to make it over the next hill, pyt and put on some speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-2\">Do you want an endearing way to compliment somebody? Do you want to let somebody know how attractive they are, without saying the same old basic pick-up lines? Maybe you heard someone refer to you or your friends as PYT and are not sure what they mean? If so, \u201cPYT\u201d means a pretty young thing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5301"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5663,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions\/5663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}