Green’s Dictionary of Slang

jet v.

[SE jet, to travel by jet aircraft; note 16C–17C SE jet, to move along jauntily, to caper]
(US black/campus/teen)

1. (also jet out) to leave in a hurry, to move very fast.

[US]‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp 37: I jetted out of there and went on the roof of my building.
[US]R.D. Pharr S.R.O. (1998) 92: Sandy had jetted from the bed [...] and run from the room.
[US]T.R. Houser Central Sl. 31: jet-out [...] ‘I was finished with Bo and he was fittin’ to jet-out when Horse swooped.’.
[US]P. Munro Sl. U. 116: You’d better jet if you want to get there on time.
[US]A. Rodriguez Spidertown (1994) 114: Miguel just wanted to jet with his stuff.
[US]‘Touré’ Portable Promised Land (ms.) 157: We Words (My Favorite Things) [...] I’m ghost. I’ma jet.
[US]G. Pelecanos (con. 1972) What It Was 237: We ain’t gonna wait. Me and Coco are about to jet.
[US]Mother Jones July/Aug. 🌐 Our instructors advise us to carry a notebook [...] I keep one in my breast pocket and jet into the bathroom periodically to jot things down.

2. to excite someone.

[US]E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 45: ‘How fast were you driving?’ [...] ‘I was going a 1000. You positively jet me!’.