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.
- noun One portion; a lot.
 - noun A list of candidates for any office.
 - noun   See 
leat . - To let on; pretend; feign.
 -     A dialectal form of 
lite , little. - 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.
 - noun   A dialectal form of 
light . -     A dialectal form of 
light . 
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
-     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.
 - noun (Zoöl.) The European pollock.
 
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.
 - verb obsolete  Simple past of 
let . - noun zoology  The 
European pollock . - noun UK, obsolete  A regular 
court in which the certainlords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction. - 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 . 
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