cishet

American  

[sis-het] / ˈsɪsˈhɛt /

Or cis-het,

adjective

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

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noun

1. a person who is cishet.

Etymology

Origin of cishet

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

From "The Cleveland Show" to the 1992 thriller "The Crying Game," many forms of media use the identities of trans individuals as plot twists, or depict their sexuality as traps that cishet characters fall into.

From Salon

In its final minutes, it introduces numerous power differentials that could've be explored more fully: those between men and women; between queer and cishet characters; between white men and Black women.

From Salon

Queer people have long articulated and practiced a wider spectrum of relationships than cishet people.

From Salon