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English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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high-hat — high hatter, n. /huy hat /, v., high hatted, high hatting, adj. Informal. v.t. 1. to snub or treat condescendingly. adj. 2. snobbish; disdainful; haughty. [1915 20; v., adj. use of HIGH HAT] * * * … Universalium
High Hat — Infobox Album Name = High Hat Type = compilation Artist = Boy George Released = 1989 Recorded = 1988 Genre = pop, dance, acid house Length = 51:32 Label = Virgin Records Producer = Gene Griffin, Bobby Z, Mike Pela Boy George Reviews = Last album … Wikipedia
high-hat(1) — {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. /It was an expensive place to eat, and the customers were likely to be a little high hat./ /Jones acted high hat toward anyone poorer than he./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high-hat(1) — {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. /It was an expensive place to eat, and the customers were likely to be a little high hat./ /Jones acted high hat toward anyone poorer than he./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high-hat(2) — {v.}, {slang} To treat others as inferior; look down on. * /After she had married a rich man, Mary high hatted her former friends./ * / Don t high hat me, Fred warned, when Harry began to walk away as if he didn t know him./ Compare: BRUSH OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
high-hat(2) — {v.}, {slang} To treat others as inferior; look down on. * /After she had married a rich man, Mary high hatted her former friends./ * / Don t high hat me, Fred warned, when Harry began to walk away as if he didn t know him./ Compare: BRUSH OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
high-hat — adjective Date: 1924 supercilious, snobbish • high hat transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
high-hat — 1. adjective disdainful; haughty 2. noun A person claiming to be superior. 3. verb To snub or treat condescendingly … Wiktionary
high hat — noun Date: 1885 1. beaver I,2 2. (or hi hat) a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal … New Collegiate Dictionary
high hat — 1. See top hat. 2. Slang. See table tripod. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
high-hat cymbals — Music. a pair of cymbals mounted on a rod so that the upper cymbal can be lifted and dropped on the lower by means of a pedal. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
