het
Americannoun
adjective
verb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of het
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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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
So why has the Chanel version gotten people so het up?
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
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 ● Sep. 6, 2021
“In gesprek komen met het wad,” advised Wilbrink as we stepped down onto the flats, telling us in Dutch to “have a conversation with the mud.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 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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