het up

adjective

\ ˈhet-ˈəp

Definition of het up

: highly excited : upset

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John can get all het up about politics. What are you so het up about?

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Looking at the schedule for London, which kicks off tomorrow, there’s a pretty meaningful amount of exciting menswear action to get het up about. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, "6 Talking Points From the Fall 2019 Menswear Season to Come Inspired by Virgil... (Not the Virgil that You’re Thinking Of)," 3 Jan. 2019 Open to charges of sacrilege, though interestingly the digital watchdogs of this world seemed too busy picking their collective jaws up off the floor in amazement to get het up about it. — New York Times, "On the Met Gala Red Carpet, Playing It Unsafe," 8 May 2018

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het up

adjective

informal + somewhat old-fashioned : very excited or upset