jet v.
1. (also jet out) to leave in a hurry, to move very fast.
Pimp 37: I jetted out of there and went on the roof of my building. | ||
S.R.O. (1998) 92: Sandy had jetted from the bed [...] and run from the room. | ||
Central Sl. 31: jet-out [...] ‘I was finished with Bo and he was fittin’ to jet-out when Horse swooped.’. | ||
Sl. U. 116: You’d better jet if you want to get there on time. | ||
Spidertown (1994) 114: Miguel just wanted to jet with his stuff. | ||
Portable Promised Land (ms.) 157: We Words (My Favorite Things) [...] I’m ghost. I’ma jet. | ||
What It Was 237: We ain’t gonna wait. Me and Coco are about to jet. | (con. 1972)||
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.
Go, Man, Go! 45: ‘How fast were you driving?’ [...] ‘I was going a 1000. You positively jet me!’. |