How to pronounce high-hat
American English pronunciation
HY-hat
- IPA
- /ˈhaɪˌhæt/
- Syllables
- HY · hat (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What high-hat means
To treat someone as beneath you; to snub
In a sentence: After she won the prize, Jen began to high-hat her old friends and stopped saying hello.
Where it comes from: No one is sure exactly where it came from. It seems to picture a proud person in a tall top hat.
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