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hatstand

hatstand noun: a device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.

Noun

hatstand (plural hatstands)

  1. (UK) A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.
    • I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chippenham (1841)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57

Adjective

hatstand (comparative more hatstand, superlative most hatstand)

  1. (UK, slang) Crazy, insane.
    • Chris Merriman is 43, comes from Rugby and is totally hatstand. Here's proof: Fave planet? "The Milky Way."1988 December, Your Sinclair, number 36, page 118
    • "I'd have to be totally hatstand to do that! She'll recognize me."2011, D. Leonard Freeston, The Sixth Extinction, page 282

Synonyms of hatstand

Forms of hatstand

Noun
pluralhatstands
alternative formhat stand
alternative formhat-stand
Adjective
comparativemore hatstand
superlativemost hatstand

Origin of hatstand

* hat + stand * (crazy, insane): From the "Roger Irrelevant" strip in the Viz comic, where this was one of Roger's absurd non sequiturs.

Questions about hatstand

What does hatstand mean?
Hatstand means a device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.
What part of speech is hatstand?
Hatstand can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of hatstand?
The plural of hatstand is hatstands.

Words near hatstand in the dictionary

  1. Hatschek's pit
  2. hatsful
  3. Hatshepsut
  4. Hatshepsuts
  5. Hatshetsup
  6. hatstand
  7. hatstands
  8. hatstring
  9. hatstrings
  10. Hatsukaichi
  11. Hatsuko

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