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deets en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːts/
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Etymology

Clipping of details, respelled to indicate the long vowel.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Details.
    • Please email me the deets about the party.
    • ETHAN: MIK! You know I can't give you the deets—they're not mine to tell and I am sworn to secrecy. / MICHAELA: You're sworn to secrecy. / ETHAN: Yep, sorry. 2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 55:
    • I'm so peak, white collar crime but I do not preach / Feds try stop me, ask for my deets / Don't do fraud so I did not speak / I do music, I make beats 2013, “Genesis”, in Fire and Smoke, performed by Big H:
    • While deets on her earnings aren't really public, we can def assume that Billie raked in a ton of dough from her Nike deal alone since each pair retails for a decent amount of $$$. 2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan:
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang) Dox; a person’s personal information, usually published without their consent.