cishet

or cis-het, cis het

[ sis-het ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who is cisgender and heterosexual.

noun

1. a person who is cishet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cishet¹

cis- ( def 3 ) + het

Example Sentences

But what about if you heard a couple described as “cishet” or “poly,” or were told to meet your new friends on “the Hill”?

From Seattle Times

Now that space is allowed for more than two gender expressions, “hetero” and “cishet” are shorthand for a “cisgender/heterosexual” couple or individual.

From Seattle Times

In doing so, it's a rarity in Hollywood where the majority of stories are still told by and about straight people, especially cishet white ones.

From Salon

Some of the things Nancy and Greta get up to might seem dark, but Ginder believes “characters should be complex, particularly characters that, in the history of literature, have not been allowed to be complex. Why should cishet white men have all the fun and complications?”

From Los Angeles Times

“Chapelle’s transphobia & lack of understanding that Blk ppl can be both Black *&* gay shows exactly why it’s critical to understand intersectionality & how Blk cishet men, despite being marginalized for their Blkness, can perpetuate systems of oppression,” wrote primary-care and HIV physician Oni Blackstock.

From Los Angeles Times