hetero
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈhɛtəroʊ/
- Informal
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hetero
- You are hetero.
- hetero sex
- hetero man
- homo/hetero
And in terms of the gender role aspect, I mean, I imagine that in the hetero couples that you see that's got to factor into a lot of this.
- And in terms of the gender role aspect, I mean, I imagine that in the hetero couples that you see that's got to factor into a lot of this.
- So I mean, I I pretty much just identifies hetero for all purposes, but intent purposes.
Examples
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I am pissed that fully half the population is off-limits due to my hetero orientation.
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I'm just saying, I'm beginning to doubt your hetero street credentials here.
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Well, good night, my hetero heroine.
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Well, no offense to my girl, Jane, but that sounds like some hetero nonsense.
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I don't know if you are hetero or not; maybe you are because you are with a man...
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How's the hetero lifestyle treating you?
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But I'll concede it is probably a minority of hetero feminist women who say that.
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And in terms of the gender role aspect, I mean, I imagine that in the hetero couples that you see that's got to factor into a lot of this.
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Admittedly, there also is a venerable tradition of hetero films tackling the same basic theme: forbidden love smothered in the cradle by restrictive social mores.
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Are there many hetero couples in your neighborhood?
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
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4.2
A person attracted to people of the opposite sex
Compounds
- Offensive
A belief that puts heterosexual people above and treats LGBTQ+ people unfairly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hetero comes from an old Greek word heteros meaning 'different' or 'other', the same root you see in heterogeneous. So a hetero person is attracted to people of the 'opposite' or 'other' sex.