Synonyms

het up

American

[het] / hɛt /

adjective

Informal.

indignant; irate; upset.

She was really het up about the new city tax.
enthusiastic.

John is suddenly het up about racing cars.

het up British

adjective

angry; excited

too many people are getting het up about money in rugby

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Etymology

Origin of het up

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

Example Sentences

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However, he said the pair complemented each other, because "when Maurice got het up about anything, Fred would calm him down".

From BBC

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

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