het up

[ het ]
/ hɛt /

adjective Informal.

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

Origin of het up

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

Example sentences from the Web for het up

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British Dictionary definitions for het up

het up

adjective

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