Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variety of spelling that uses numbers and symbols that approximate the shape of certain letters, using for example 1 and 5 for i and s, used primarily in texting and other typed electronic communication.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To let on; pretend; feign.
-     A dialectal form of lite , little.
- noun   A dialectal form of light .
- noun   See leat .
- noun One portion; a lot.
- noun A list of candidates for any office.
- noun   An ancient English court; originally, the assembly of the men of a township for administering the law of the community. See court-leet .
- noun The district subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.
- noun The day on which a court-leet was held; also, the right to hold such a court, which in later times could be granted to a baron.
-     A dialectal form of light .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The European pollock.
-     of let , to allow.
- noun Scot. A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.
- noun (Eng. Hist.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held.
- noun [Obs.] a feast or merrymaking in time of leet.
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- noun zoology  The European pollock .
- noun Internet slang  Abbreviation of leetspeak .
- adjective   Of or relating to leetspeak .
- adjective slang  Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert ,masterful .
- adjective slang  Having superior social rank over others; upper class ,elite .
- adjective slang  Awesome , typically to describe a feat of skill;cool ,sweet .
- noun Scotland A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.
- verb obsolete  Simple past of let .
- noun UK, obsolete  A regular court in which the certainlords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								(Marcus is known online as Winston, or W1n5t0n in leet speak.) 
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								Today on the Worth1000 photoshopping contest: the real world made over in leet-speak. Boing Boing 2007 
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								The IT Crowd DVDs have just shipped -- with subtitles in leet! Boing Boing: November 12, 2006 - November 18, 2006 Archives 2006 
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								I was privileged to consult a little on the show, and I was able to connect Graham with uber-geek Yoz Grahame, who suggested that the disc carry subtitles in leet (or 1337), the letter/number substitution code used by gamers, hackers and other net-dwellers. Boing Boing: November 12, 2006 - November 18, 2006 Archives 2006 
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								The movie stars Tom Cruise, a well-known member of and advocate for the cult, and the banner will sport cryptic anti-Scientology messages in leet-speek: Hail Xenu LOL 
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								That was freakin leet sauce in a jar, good find!! fuzzy EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Tribute to Light Saber Duels 2006 
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								Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing: "The IT Crowd DVDs have just shipped - with subtitles in leet!" 
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								LONG: Coming up we're going to help you decode new teen slang known as leet speak. 
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								They could be a signal of lurking danger, this alphabet soup of online lingo known as leet speak. 
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								The number 1337 being nerdspeak for "leet", or elite, I wonder if it was on purpose? 
bilby commented on the word leet
Scots - a list of candidates for a job, contract, etc.
December 26, 2007