The short answer is that yeet is a flexible term that is often, but not always, used as an exclamation. In 2008, an Urban Dictionary user described the word as simply a way to express excitement.

Not long after, the Internet decided to turn Meatball, who is a 13-year-old Dallas, Texas native, into a meme: Here is Part 2 of Lil Meatball's YEET dance.

If you've ever wondered what a VSCO girl is, why your kids respond to your questions with "yeet," or where the "Old Town Road" is located, there's now a helpful guide for that. L.E. Acuff ...

Cebu-based artist Earnest Buzon has his thesis exhibit focusing on the parallels of memes and postmodern art. “Yeet” opened last December 6 at the Abellana Heritage Art Gallery.

Meet Flappy Yeet. Another clone, this time starring the #YEET kid from the now infamous Vine video. Lil Meatball AKA the #YEET Kid has been turned into the titular Yeet who Flaps. Seriously.