leeroy
/ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/
leeroy verb: to run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.
Verb (1)
leeroy (third-person singular simple present leeroys, present participle leeroying, simple past and past participle leeroyed)
- To run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Leeroy
Leeroy
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Verb (2) capitalized: Leeroy
Leeroy (third-person singular simple present Leeroys, present participle Leeroying, simple past and past participle Leeroyed)
- Alternative letter-case form of leeroy.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: LeeRoy
LeeRoy
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Forms of leeroy
| third-person singular present | leeroys |
|---|---|
| present participle | leeroying |
| past participle | leeroyed |
| past | leeroyed |
| alternative form | Leeroy |
| third-person singular present | Leeroys |
| present participle | Leeroying |
| past participle | Leeroyed |
| past | Leeroyed |
Origin of leeroy
From Leeroy, after the Internet character Leeroy Jenkins.
A less common spelling variant of Leroy.
Questions about leeroy
- What does leeroy mean?
- Leeroy means to run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.
- What part of speech is leeroy?
- Leeroy can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce leeroy?
- Leeroy is pronounced /ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/.
- What is the past tense of leeroy?
- The past tense of leeroy is leeroyed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: leeroy (page history and authors); Leeroy (page history and authors); LeeRoy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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