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high-hat

[hahy-hat] verb, -hat⋅ted, -hat⋅ting, adjective Informal.
–verb (used with object)
1. to snub or treat condescendingly.
–adjective
2. snobbish; disdainful; haughty.

Origin:
1915–20; v., adj. use of high hat


high-hatter, noun
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high-hat   (hī'hāt')
tr.v.   high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting, high-hats
To treat in a condescending or supercilious manner.
adj.  Snobbish; haughty.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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