hetero
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈhɛt.ə.roʊ/
- Informal
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hetero
- Would there be outrage if two heteros wanted to get married but couldn't?
- hetero and homo
- hetero-flexible
- just heteros
Examples
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When you eventually take over the world, will there be room for us poor helpless heteros?
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Are you 100% hetero like me?
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Maybe I should be more specific: as a hetero woman, I hated dating men in New York.
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So I don't know how all this would play out as a hetero woman in a relationship with a man.
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By day he's a hetero construction worker.
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I thought I'd include a link to a feminist blog written by a hetero woman.
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I mean, we heteros don't have to hide it or even speak of our sexual orientation.
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You're spearheading it for the heteros.
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I am heading up to Casa Loma to stalk my hetero crush.
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Are you 100% hetero like me?
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
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2.0
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
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2.9
A person who is sexually 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 as a noun comes from an old Greek word heteros meaning 'different' or 'other', and it appears in words like heterosexual. A helpful way to remember is that a hetero person is attracted to the 'other' sex.