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high-hat
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high-hat (hht) Informal
tr.v. high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting, high-hats
To treat in a condescending or supercilious manner.
adj.
Snobbish; haughty.
high-hat
adj
Informal snobbish and arrogant
vb -hats, -hatting, -hatted (tr)
Informal chiefly US and Canadian to treat in a snobbish or offhand way
n
1. Informal a snobbish person
2. (Music / Instruments) two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal
Translations
high-hat [ˈhaɪˈhæt] ADJ → encopetado, esnob
see also high D


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