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high-hatted

high-hatted is the simple past and past participle of high-hat.

Meaning of high-hat

Verb

high-hat (third-person singular simple present high-hats, present participle high-hatting, simple past and past participle high-hatted)

  1. (transitive) To snub or treat condescendingly.
    • I don't high-hat technical words, because I know there a lot of things that can't be said any other way, but the doctor's lengthy explanation simply boiled down to this, that[…].1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 139

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Questions about high-hatted

What is high-hatted the simple past and past participle of?
High-hatted is the simple past and past participle of high-hat.

Words near high-hatted in the dictionary

  1. high-handedly
  2. high-handedness
  3. high-hanging fruit
  4. high-hat
  5. high-hats
  6. high-hatted
  7. high-hatting
  8. high-hearted
  9. high-heartedly
  10. high-heartedness
  11. high-heel

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