adjective

hetty

HEH-tee

adjective

Slang for heterosexual; straight.

"He joked that his taste in movies was painfully hetty."

noun

Slang term for a heterosexual person.

"The party was mixed, a few hetties among a mostly queer crowd."

How to Use Hetty

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCasual slang for "straight" or "a straight person."

Memory tip

This is informal slang, not a word for formal writing.

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hettier comparative, hetties plural, hettiest superlative

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Shortened from "hetero" plus the informal -y ending, the same pattern as turning "definite" into "defo."

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