high hat

The definition of high hat is snobby.

(adjective)

An example of a high hat person is someone who thinks she is better than everyone else.

The definition of a high hat is slang for a snob, or is a pair of cymbals played by hitting a foot pedal.

(noun)

An example of a high hat is a person who believes that everyone else is not as good as he is.
An example of a high hat is a pair of cymbals often used in jazz music.

See high hat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

Slang snobbish and aloof

noun

Slang a snob
a pair of opposed cymbals mounted on a metal stand and struck together by a foot-pedal mechanism, used by drummers in jazz, rock, etc. for rhythmic accents

Slang to treat snobbishly; snub

See high hat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun