Vetting

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».

Robert is vetting Donald.

We should have vetted Donald before we hired him.

by tjisinkweilo August 29, 2018

vetting

To research someone's history, habits etc.

Dexter is busy vetting his next victim.

by Boonpflug September 1, 2013

Vetting

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.

by Don Mashak-The Cynical Patriot August 8, 2019

vetting

a common pastime of middle age men wherein they pick up younger women in flashy cars

Joe and I went vetting last night and ended up with two hot honeys.

by JD81 January 11, 2008

vetting

to go back and do something

I was vetting my friend's girlfriend last night.

by Drew September 1, 2008

Vetting

verb:
A process of getting to know a potential romantic partner with the intention of marriage.

"It's best to vet before marriage. Dating makes things complicated with sex."
"Vetting is best for women who intend to get married."

by Tymbre November 18, 2021

Vetting

How can he work for the CIA and NIT BE VETTED? DOES THE CIA NOT VET THE PEOPLE THE WORK WITH? So not it isn't that.

Hym "And no that is not what is happening, Ben. You, much like your kike ancestors, are lying so that you can get special privileges and deny those privileges from other people who are better than you and deserve them more. And that is exactly WHY the holocaust. Look at that. So no. Fuck you Jew. And no it wasn't the vetting. If he worked for the CIA.... HE WAS, IN FACT, VETTED BY THE CIA. It couldn't be any more opposite of the actual truth. The Afghan who shot those national guardsmen while acting in accordance with Trumps God complex was LITERALLY ONE OF THE MOST VETTED PEOPLE ON THE PANET. There is no MORE VETTED he could have been."

by Hym Iam November 30, 2025