New York Yankees' Voice Goes Viral For 'Lit' Comment on Sunday

Don't adjust your TV set, folks. You heard Michael Kay use the term lit on television, and your ears were not deceiving you.

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Kay, the long-time voice of the New York Yankees, was in the middle of broadcasting Sunday's game in San Francisco on the YES Network. The camera spotted a boat, full of people having what appeared to be a good time, floating past the ballpark.

This is how Kay chose to respond:

For those that are unfamiliar with this term, allow me to define it for you. Per Urban Dictionary, "lit" is a term used to describe something that is cool and exciting, or just generally something you would want to experience.

Urban Dictionary even provides examples of how one can appropriately deploy the term. Here's a good one:

John: That party last night was lit!
Dave: Yeah, it was pretty nice! Let's go to more parties like that!

Who needs Urban Dictionary, however, when we have Michael Kay!

Here were a few of our favorite responses to the video, which was originally tweeted by Jomboy:

This one, however, was my favorite:

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