{"id":8419,"date":"2022-10-10T17:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=8419"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:54:59","slug":"yt-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/yt-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Yt \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you seen the internet abbreviation 'yt' <\/strong>anywhere on the internet or social media and want to know what it means? The term is used often, although it is not internet shorthand for YouTube anymore as some users still\u00a0 think. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this term.<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/h2>\n

The term 'yt' <\/strong>is a text-based abbreviation<\/u> that means \u201cwhite\u201d or \u201cwhitey\u201d as the letters are individually pronounced.<\/p>\n

The most common meaning of the term is used jokingly to refer to cultures, or as a form of joking self-identification<\/u>. The term 'yt' <\/strong>might also have negative connotations<\/u> and the term can just as easily be used as a direct racial insult.<\/p>\n

The term 'yt'<\/strong> carries a similar meaning to other common racial terms that are used to describe white people, including ones like \u201cwhite bread\u201d, though the term is mostly used in a humorous way.<\/u><\/p>\n

The term can appear in many ways, including as a tag or hashtag, as a username or as part of a sentence.<\/u><\/p>\n

Example Usage<\/h2>\n

\u201cDid you see that the new neighbor moved in yesterday? I had a quick look at him before they put up their curtains, and I think he's the first yt around here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought that their music was great, but I probably only think that because I'm really, really yt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my grandfather checked into his heritage, he found out that his second cousin was a yt dude from Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first question that the cops could come up with after I was mugged was to ask me whether the perpetration might have been yt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Origin<\/h2>\n

The term 'yt' is used as a common text-based abbreviation for the social media website YouTube, and entries on Urban Dictionary list the term from at least 2003.<\/p>\n

Urban Dictionary only lists the term 'yt' as meaning \u201cwhitey\u201d or \u201cwhite\u201d from the year 2019. Entries on Urban Dictionary before this date still all list the acronym 'yt' as a possible text-based abbreviation for YouTube.<\/p>\n

While the origin of the use of 'yt' for \u201cwhitey\u201d is disputed, it came into popular use through social media websites like Twitter and TikTok from 2019.<\/p>\n

The term \u201cwhitey\u201d as a pejorative term for whites or white people has been in use since at least the 1920s to 1930s, but would come into the public view after it was featured in the SNL skit \u201cRacist Word Association\u201d with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor.<\/p>\n

It is only more recently that the word 'yt' has come to mean \u201cwhite\u201d instead of \u201cYouTube\u201d, though context in conversation should make it clear.<\/p>\n

The term 'yt' is not as racially loaded as the term \u201cwhitey\u201d might have been decades ago, but is often used in a humorous instead of a pejorative way.<\/p>\n

Phrases Similar to YT<\/h2>\n
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  • Cracker<\/li>\n
  • Uncle John<\/li>\n
  • Ghost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Phrases Opposite to YT<\/h2>\n
      \n
    • N\/a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What is the Correct Way to Say YT?<\/h2>\n
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      • Yt<\/li>\n
      • yt<\/li>\n
      • YT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Ways People May Say YT Incorrectly<\/h2>\n

        There are several incorrect ways to use the term 'yt' in conversation or social media.<\/p>\n

        The term means either 'YouTube' or a common though less offensive racial term that means 'whitey', depending on the context.<\/p>\n

        If you see the term on social media, then it is more likely to mean the two most common meanings given above, and not refer to the acronym of \u201cYukon Territory\u201d.<\/p>\n

        Acceptable Ways to Phrase YT<\/h2>\n

        The term 'yt' can be used as a text-based acronym that means YouTube, although it is mostly used to mean 'white' or 'whitey' in comments, statuses, tags and conversations.<\/p>\n

        The term is used as a joking cultural reference or as a tag, but the same term can also be used as an insult depending on the surrounding context of what is being said.<\/p>\n

        The term 'yts' can be considered acceptable as a plural form of the word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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