high-hat
[ hahy-hat ]
/ ˈhaɪˈhæt /
verb (used with object), high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting.
to snub or treat condescendingly.
adjective
snobbish; disdainful; haughty.
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Origin of high-hat
First recorded in 1915–20; v., adj. use of high hat
high hat
noun
Origin of high hat
First recorded in 1885–90
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Examples from the Web for high-hat
high-hat
adjective
informal snobbish and arrogant
verb -hats, -hatting or -hatted (tr)
informal, mainly US and Canadian to treat in a snobbish or offhand way
noun
informal a snobbish person
two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal
high hat
noun
another name for top hat
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high hat
1889, "tall hat;" also used synechdochically for men who wear such hats; figurative meaning "swelled head" is from 1923. Drum set sense is from 1934.
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