high-hat

[ hahy-hat ]
/ ˈhaɪˈhæt /
Informal.
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verb (used with object), high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting.

to snub or treat condescendingly.

adjective

snobbish; disdainful; haughty.

Origin of high-hat

First recorded in 1915–20; v., adj. use of high hat

OTHER WORDS FROM high-hat

high-hat·ter, noun

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Definition for high-hat (2 of 2)

high hat

noun

top hat.
Slang. table tripod.
Also hi hat. a set of high-hat cymbals.

Origin of high hat

First recorded in 1885–90

Words related to high-hat

haughty, pompous, snooty, condescending, aloof, patronizing, upstage, cool, cavalier, arrogant, egotistic, high-flown, ostentatious, overbearing, persnickety, pretentious, remote, snippy, snotty, supercilious

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British Dictionary definitions for high-hat (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for high-hat (2 of 2)

high hat

noun

another name for top hat