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black hats

black hats is the plural of black hat.

Meaning of black hat

Noun (1)

black hat (plural black hats)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
  2. (slang, computer security) A malicious hacker, one who violates computer security out of malice or for personal gain.

Noun (2)

black hat (plural black hats)

  1. A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

Questions about black hats

What is black hats the plural of?
Black hats is the plural of black hat.

Words near black hats in the dictionary

  1. black hairy tongue syndrome
  2. Black Hand
  3. Black Hander
  4. Black Handers
  5. black hat
  6. black hats
  7. black haw
  8. black haw viburnum
  9. Black Hawk
  10. Black Hawk County
  11. black haws

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