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hat town

hat town noun: a small country town where everyone helps out each other when needed, for example by passing the hat around in the pub to raise funds, as the town is small enough for everyone to know each other.

Noun

hat town (plural hat towns)

  1. (Australia) A small country town where everyone helps out each other when needed, for example by passing the hat around in the pub to raise funds, as the town is small enough for everyone to know each other.
    • I was born in a hat town....the locals pass the hat around and pull each other through.1998, Lee Kernaghan, “Hat Town”, in Hat Town
    • Lucy Cooper, interviewer: In times of need Georgetown shines because, Barry says, Georgetown [QLD - AU] is a 'hat town'. Barry Hughes, interviewee: The ethos that emanates from a hat town is you don't walk past anyone that is in need.2024 November 25 (last accessed), “25-Nov-2024” (0:06:40 from the start), in A Big Country radio program, ABC Radio - Radio National, AU

Forms of hat town

pluralhat towns

Questions about hat town

What does hat town mean?
Hat town means a small country town where everyone helps out each other when needed, for example by passing the hat around in the pub to raise funds, as the town is small enough for everyone to know each other.
What part of speech is hat town?
Hat town is a noun.
What is the plural of hat town?
The plural of hat town is hat towns.

Words near hat town in the dictionary

  1. hat switches
  2. hat tip
  3. hat tips
  4. hat tournament
  5. hat tournaments
  6. hat town
  7. hat tree
  8. hat trees
  9. hat trick
  10. hat tricks
  11. Hat Yai

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