comphet

See also: comp het and comp-het

English

Alternative forms

• comp het, comp-het

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpˌhɛt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpˌhɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɒmphɛt
• Hyphenation: comp‧het

Noun

comphet (uncountable)

1. (feminism, LGBTQ) Syllabic abbreviation of compulsory heterosexuality.
   • 2019 June 3, Anna Pulley, “Ask Anna: Am I really attracted to men, or just responding to heteronormativity?”, in Chicago Tribune‎:

     Because heterosexuality is, by and large, presented as the only acceptable sexuality to have, comp het assumes that one might choose heterosexuality by default, even if one is not strictly hetero, in order to escape such punishment.