Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

het

American  
[het] / hɛt /

noun

  1. a heterosexual person.

adjective

  1. heterosexual.

het 1 British  
/ hɛt /

verb

  1. archaic a past tense and past participle of heat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a Scot word for hot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
het 2 British  
/ hɛt /

noun

  1. slang short for heterosexual

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of het

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When Angela Bassett wins the oscar she must start het speech by saying “and in the words of ariana debose, i did the thing”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

De @faunabeschermin heeft aangifte gedaan tegen directie @HogeVeluwe wegens het verzaken van haar zorgplicht jegens de onder haar verantwoordelijkheid vallende wolven.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

Some COA employees stopped work Tuesday to protest conditions at Ter Apel, the local daily newspaper, Dagblad van het Noorden, reported.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

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

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

The rockface was too steep for het to climb; besides, she couldn’t leave Wolf.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.