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het up

[ het ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Informal.

indignant; irate; upset:
She was really het up about the new city tax.
enthusiastic:
John is suddenly het up about racing cars.

het up

adjective

angry; excited
too many people are getting het up about money in rugby

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Word History and Origins

Origin of het up¹

1920–25; het, archaic or dial. past participle of heat + up

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

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

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Thing is, people get so het up about where in-play tournaments are going to end up in the pantheon.

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Cultural appropriation is one of the issues that gets hft most het up.

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"For self-care reasons, I'd suggest people spend less time on social media and even switch it off entirely. Don't antagonise a situation or get yourself any more het up".

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Hetty HEU

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