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

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

(v.) To search the history of someone to evaluate them.
a) I am a veteran of the Golf wars. Fear my VW of doom!

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


c) Ok mr Gumba we need to vet your history before giving you a job as one man army.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 11, 2004
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Vetting is the process of 1) performing a background check on someone before offering them employment, nominating them to be a political candidate or corporate officer, dating someone you meet online, or conferring an award, or, 2) doing fact-checking prior to accepting something as being true and/or making any decision. Also "vet", "To vet"
1) The FBI engages in vetting before hiring anyone.
2) Before accepting anything the Mainstream Media publishes is true, I engage in vetting to assess for my self if it is true.
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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.)
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.
by ChuckChaser69 September 3, 2008
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verb. The act of doing someone's work for them.
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?"
by Bobby Bouche October 31, 2007
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A war veteran.
Also means a gang veteran who has seen many streetwars. ie. The song "Ghetto Vet" by Ice Cube.
A veteran of the drug game.
1. "He's a WW2/Vietnam vet."

2. "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

3. "He's a vet. Been 'running' drugs for ages."
by Diego August 21, 2003
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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.
"Damn! You see that thick ass vet over there?! I'ma go holla at her."
by Self-Made-Mil June 16, 2006
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a lacky; a servant; a person who will do anything for you.
Hey vets, go get me a water.
by Don Corneleus January 5, 2005
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