Meanings
verbhepeat (third-person singular simple present hepeats, present participle hepeating, simple past and past participle hepeated)
present singular third person hepeats · participle present hepeating · participle past hepeated · past hepeated
- derogatoryinformalOf a man: to repeat something a woman said and take credit for her idea.
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Origin
Blend of he + repeat, said to have been coined in 2017 by friends of astronomer Nicole Gugliucci.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hepeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepeat
MLA
“hepeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepeat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepeat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepeat.
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