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het up
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
het up
(adjective)
het up
/
ˈ
hɛt
ˈ
ʌp/
adjective
het up
/
ˈ
hɛt
ˈ
ʌp/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HET UP
[
more het up; most het up
]
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
:
very excited or upset
John can get all/very
het up
about/over politics.
What are you so
het up
about?
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