high hat
1 Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
adjective
verb
noun
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informal a snobbish person
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two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal
noun
Other Word Forms
- high-hatter noun
Etymology
Origin of high hat1
First recorded in 1885–90
Origin of high-hat2
First recorded in 1915–20; v., adj. use of high hat
Example Sentences
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"I get dressed up in my full regalia - lab coat, rosette and two foot high hat - and go door-to-door asking for signatures," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
He drew maximum sound from a minimal drum kit, consisting of one snare, a bass drum, two tom-toms, four cymbals and a high hat.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021
I was so inspired by Clyde’s rhythms that in a couple of years my tapping grew into drum sticks with a full drum set of high hat, cymbals, bass and snare drums, with lessons.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2019
That shifts the whole thing and that also shifts the drummer, because now on the high hat, he’s got different work to do.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2017
Oh, to wear such a great coat with large buttons and a velvet collar and a squashed-down high hat with a ribbon cockade in the band!
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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