" vet "

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1: To vet (vetting) is the process of performing a background check on someone before offering them employment, conferring an award, etc.

  * e.g.,  ... -What didn't you tell us 

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1: (n.) A Veteran. One who is long-standing in the field.

  * e.g.,  ... a) I am a veteran of the Golf wars. Fear my VW of doom! 

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2: (n.) A veterinarian, one who is engaged in seeing to the well being of animals.

  * e.g.,  ... b) I'm ill, take me to the vet. I mean, uh, woof? 

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3: (v.) To search the history of someone to evaluate them.

  * e.g.,  ... c) Ok mr Gumba we need to vet your history before giving you a job as one man army. 

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1: v. to thoroughly check out your selection for vice president. (This is a process that is apparently not as thorough as once thought, allowing for a selection that includes a history of political coercion and greed, and a family full of unwed mothers, automatic machine gun-toters, and shotgun weddings. Yee haw.)

  * e.g.,  ... Did anyone vet Sarah Palin for VP? Because this bitch is crazy, and her family is stupid. If John McCain manages to win this election, then there is no hope for America. God Bless Insanity. Amen. 

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1: verb. The act of doing someone's work for them.

  * e.g.,  ... Examples of "vetting" (v - active) are prominent in the investment banking world, such as when a more senior investment banker who is "too busy with clients" asks you to do work for him/her that he/she does not know how to do, he or she will ask... "Hey Steve, can you please vet the model I just emailed you?" 

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1: A war veteran.

  * e.g.,  ...  "He's a WW2/Vietnam vet."  

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2: Also means a gang veteran who has seen many streetwars. ie. The song "Ghetto Vet" by Ice Cube.

  * e.g.,  ...  "Nigga's used to come and get me, when it was time to disagree, with an enemy, pass the hennessy and give me , pack the gat in the small of my back, where these nigga's at? I clear the whole pack, talking shit coz i'm down for my set, I'm a vet, smoking on a wet cigarette." - ICE CUBE  

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3: A veteran of the drug game.

  * e.g.,  ...  "He's a vet. Been 'running' drugs for ages." 

 [ "vet" ]

1: An attractive older woman. Usually utilized by 15-25 year old males to descibe a female 10-30 years their senior, often with children of her own who are close in age to the describer. Very widely used in the hoods of Chicago.

  * e.g.,  ... "Damn! You see that thick ass vet over there?! I'ma go holla at her." 

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1: Someone that has played a game of over a year and has mastered the game.

  * e.g.,  ... He's a vet man.....he's been one of the best forever! 

 [ "vet" ]

1:  a veteran

  * e.g.,  ... Although he is vet, he is against the war in Iraq. 

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2:  a veterinarian

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1: a docter

  * e.g.,  ... Mom : Oh, honey, you have a cold!  

 [ "Vetting" ]

1: Investigate someone thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness. Derives from late 14th century Norway where you would investigate and check if a visitor was a vette (a supernatural being or troll) before letting them into your home. The origin of the word is Proto-Germanic *wihti and is related to the german word "Wicht" and english "wight" and Old Norse ; «vǣt(t)r».

  * e.g.,  ... Robert is vetting Donald. We should have vetted Donald before we hired him.