het

[ het ]

noun

1. a heterosexual person.

adjective

1. heterosexual.

het

¹

/ hɛt /

verb

1. archaic.
   a past tense and past participle of heat

adjective

1. a Scot word for hot

het

²

/ hɛt /

noun

1. slang.
   short for heterosexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of het¹

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

So why has the Chanel version gotten people so het up?

From New York Times

“My hope is that, if you’re white, cis and het, you’ll have a really candid look into what it is to be Black and queer,” he said.

From New York Times

Larin’s 20th international goal, his ninth of this qualifying cycle, came when het got away from Brooks and redirected Davis' cross past goalkeeper Matt Turner.

From Fox News

"It's not rational behaviour - I can't explain why we get so het up."

From BBC

Thing is, people get so het up about where in-play tournaments are going to end up in the pantheon.

From The Guardian