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An abbreviation of cisgendered or cissexual heterosexual: a person that identifies as the sex they were born as, and are attracted to people of the sex opposite of theirs, who are usually also cisgendered or cissexual. Mostly used in social justice circles to describe people commenting on LGBT+ matters when they probably shouldn't be.

Disclaimer: use of labels might be seen as limiting, marginalizing or alienating. Attraction also applies to romantic attraction: heteroromantic, homoromantic, etc.
Bob identifies as a man and is attracted to women; therefore, he is a cishet.
cishet by 42886270 April 19, 2013
short for "cisgender and heterosexual;" an adjective used to describe anyone who identifies as the gender they were assigned at birth and is attracted to exclusively the opposite gender, ie someone who is not LGBT+
person 1: i'm trans and straight
person 2: ok
person 3: i'm cishet
person 2: ok
person 3: i'm cis and bi
person 2: ok
cishet by a water buffalo June 30, 2021
An abbreviation of "cisgender heterosexual", often used among the LGBT community as a slur or to silence peoples' opinions.
A: "I'm just a guy who likes women."
B: "Oh, so a cishet then."
A: "Sure, but you can also just say straight guy. It's a lot nicer."
cishet by OneBadBoi May 10, 2021
A person who is heterosexual and cisgender therefore not being apart of the lgbtq+.
Your a cishet guy! You just don't get it!
cishet by giantevilduck September 3, 2022
Alternative spelling of Seshat who is the Goddess of wisdom in Egyptian mythology.
She is 'Cishet' therefore must be wise.
Cishet by anonymous July 8, 2022
A : What pronouns do you use ?

B : Ummm why the question ? Anyway it's he/his
A : Ah I see you must be a cishet
B : A---- what ?

A : A cisgender heterosexual
B : Ah yes, I'm normal
Cishet by Othmannnnnnne November 30, 2020