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Cishet
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a person who is both cisgender and heterosexual or heteroromantic
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Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
cishets
What does "cishet" mean in gender slang?
The term "cishet" refers to a person who is both cisgender (their gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth) and heterosexual (attracted to a different gender). The structure is a contraction of "cisgender" and "heterosexual." It is commonly used in LGBTQ+ discourse and online communication as a shorthand descriptor for people who are not transgender and are straight.
Examples
That cishet just posted about their weekend date.
