het up

[ het ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. indignant; irate; upset:

   She was really het up about the new city tax.

2. enthusiastic:

   John is suddenly het up about racing cars.

het up

adjective

1. angry; excited

   too many people are getting het up about money in rugby

Word History and Origins

Origin of het up¹

1920–25; het, archaic or dial. past participle of heat + up

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

"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

Cultural appropriation is one of the issues that gets hft most het up.

From New York Times

"For self-care reasons, I'd suggest people spend less time on social media and even switch it off entirely. Don't antagonise a situation or get yourself any more het up".

From BBC