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het

[ het ]
/ hɛt /
Informal.

noun

a heterosexual person.

adjective

heterosexual.

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Origin of het

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Words nearby het

hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het, hetaera, hetaerism, hetaira, heterarchy, heteraxial
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British Dictionary definitions for het (1 of 2)

het1
/ (hɛt) /

noun

slang short for heterosexual

British Dictionary definitions for het (2 of 2)

het2
/ (hɛt) /

verb

archaic, or dialect a past tense and past participle of heat

adjective

a Scot word for hot
See also het up
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