A cishet is a person (he or she) who is heterosexual and identifies with their birth gender. Can also be derogatory if used in a bad manner.
by RestrictActress August 28, 2022
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.
Disclaimer: use of labels might be seen as limiting, marginalizing or alienating. Attraction also applies to romantic attraction: heteroromantic, homoromantic, etc.
by 42886270 April 20, 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
person 2: ok
person 3: i'm cishet
person 2: ok
person 3: i'm cis and bi
person 2: ok
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."
B: "Oh, so a cishet then."
A: "Sure, but you can also just say straight guy. It's a lot nicer."
by OneBadBoi May 10, 2021
by giantevilduck September 04, 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
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
by Othmannnnnnne November 30, 2020