high hat
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Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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verb (used with object)
1.
to snub or treat condescendingly.
adjective
2.
snobbish; disdainful; haughty.
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| high-hat | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | informal snobbish and arrogant |
| —vb , -hats, -hatting, -hatted | |
| 2. | informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) to treat in a snobbish or offhand way |
| —n | |
| 3. | informal a snobbish person |
| 4. | two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal |
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Example sentences
He wouldn't have cared much for the turkeys, had he known of the relationship, for they would have struck him as being high hat.
The suggestion should not be misunderstood as a donning of the high hat in contemplating the new comedy.
Her gloves had to be right, and she wore this high hat.
The core and the tempo of the music are provided by the kick drums and snare drums of disco, often without the high hat.
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