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hettie

/ ˈhɛtɪ /

adjective

  1. 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


noun

  1. a heterosexual person

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hettie1

C20: shortened from heterosexual
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Example Sentences

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Hettie, 10, said: "When it's so, so cold, you start shivering, so your writing goes really wobbly when you're actually writing it because our hands are shaking so much."

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It turned out to be a blessing in disguise: she took a class with the poet and activist Hettie Jones, who liked her writing, urged her to consider a publishing career and helped make some introductions.

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In her five-star review, Hettie Judah of iNews noted how self-portraits gave Van Gogh an opportunity to experiment.

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Amiri Baraka’s first wife, the poet Hettie Jones, is mentioned only in passing, and some other important themes, such as Baraka’s feelings about the sexual orientation of a lesbian sister and daughter, are touched upon too cursorily.

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We catch up with Hettie, eight, and Bella, 10, as they re-watch the emotional clip, which was viewed more than nine million times in a year.

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