het

American  

[het] / hɛt /

noun

1. a heterosexual person.

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adjective

1. heterosexual.

het ¹ British  

/ hɛt /

verb

1. archaic a past tense and past participle of heat

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adjective

1. a Scot word for hot

het ² British  

/ hɛt /

noun

1. slang short for heterosexual

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Etymology

Origin of het

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

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

“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

Larin’s 20th international goal, his ninth of this qualifying cycle, came when het got away from Brooks and redirected Davis' cross past goalkeeper Matt Turner.

From Fox News

"It's not rational behaviour - I can't explain why we get so het up."

From BBC