Yewtree adjective 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(UK, slang) A paedophile, specifically one revealed by Operation Yewtree or a similar investigation. verb1 •(UK, slang) To investigate historic sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree, or otherwise reveal or allege someone (especially a celebrity active in the 1970s and 1980s) to be a paedophile or abuser.Having been born in the late 80s, I remember Saturday night TV through a child’s eyes. Unfortunately, most of the people who were on it have now either died, been Yewtreed, or gone nuts. — 2013 formsYewtreed · Yewtreeing · Yewtrees · more Yewtree · most Yewtree