Agitated, excited, or angry, especially in a disproportionate way.
Very worked up, angry, or worried about something — often more than you need to be.
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
In an agitated, excited, or angry state, often over something relatively minor.
"There's no need to get so het up — it's just a small change to the plan."
Don't get het up about it.
— Widely attested in British colloquial speech and journalism (e.g., The Guardian, various editions)
Heated up — raised in temperature (emotional heat).
Very worked up, angry, or worried about something — often more than you need to be.
Used predicatively ('get het up', 'all het up'). More common in British and older American English. Slightly dated but still widely understood. The form 'all het up' is a common fixed expression. 'Het' is a dialectal past participle of 'heat'.
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