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het
What does het mean?
Content depicting a male/female romantic pairing, as distinct from slash or femslash.
"I read across all tags, het and slash alike."
Origin
Clipping of 'heterosexual' in fanfic tagging.
Frequently asked questions
What does het mean in fanfiction?
It describes content with a male/female romantic pairing, as distinct from slash (male/male) or femslash (female/female).
Where does the word het come from?
It's a clipping of 'heterosexual', used as a tag in fan fiction to label male/female pairings.
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