noun
het
heht
noun
1
Informal slang for a heterosexual person.
"The club welcomes everyone, gay, het, or otherwise."
adj
1
Heterosexual; also used informally to mean "heated up" or "annoyed."
"He got pretty het up about the referee's decision."
How to Use Het
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal shorthand for "heterosexual"; also used in the phrase "het up," meaning agitated.
Common pairings
het up
a het couple
Word Forms
more het comparative, more het comparative, hets plural, most het superlative, most het superlative
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Etymology
A clipped form of "heterosexual."