het
Americannoun
adjective
verb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of het
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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The actress said the following day she "went to the set and, because I was squatting on the floor, all het up, I farted in front of him. I was mortified".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
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
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
“My hope is that, if you’re white, cis and het, you’ll have a really candid look into what it is to be Black and queer,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
The rockface was too steep for het to climb; besides, she couldn’t leave Wolf.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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