hi-hat

American  

[hahy-hat] / ˈhaɪˌhæt /

Also high hat

Or hi hat

noun

1. a set of high-hat cymbals.

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hi-hat British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of high-hat

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Etymology

Origin of hi-hat

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

When the proper version of the song kicks in, with heavily layered, multi-tracked voices and lightly twinkly synthesizers that multiply like a hall of mirrors, it’s smoothed out and accompanied by a steady 4/4 house beat with a lightly hissing hi-hat.

From The Wall Street Journal

There he is, proving his virtuosity by limiting his tools, playing nothing but a hi-hat in the manner of a hibachi chef.

From New York Times

At one point, midsong, he told the drummer to play with no hi-hat.

From Los Angeles Times

Using a nickel as a kick drum, a pen as a hi-hat, Suga Free floats like he had never experienced gravity.

From Los Angeles Times

In contrast to his laid-back lyricism, BabyTron and his collaborators favor heart-palpitating beats that rely on the subwoofer-crackling bass, hi-hat tippa-taps and Casio synthesizers of freestyle, electro and Miami bass — the all-the-way-back sounds of rap’s early days.

From Washington Post