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Antonyms for old hat


Grammar : Adj



Definition of old hat

Origin :
  • "out of date," first recorded 1911. As a noun phrase, however, it had different sense previously. The "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1796) defines it as, "a woman's privities, because frequently felt."
  • adj overfamiliar
Example sentences :
  • On his head he wore an old hat, and he kept his hands in his pockets.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • I 'm prouder with that old hat on my head than with the coronet; tell them that.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • How long he must wear the old coat or the old hat before they get him a new one!
  • Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • A broken window-pane was stopped by an old hat thrust into the hole.
  • Extract from : « Nine Little Goslings » by Susan Coolidge
  • It was suggested that the old hat should be sold at auction.
  • Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum
  • It appears that the man wore an old hat of mine, which he lost in the storm.
  • Extract from : « Much Darker Days » by Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
  • If you wish to know what rain and dust can do, you should look at his old hat.
  • Extract from : « Coaches and Coaching » by Leigh Hunt
  • That is to don storm rubbers, raincoat and an old hat, and defy it.
  • Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell
  • An old hat or a paper sack worn as a cap will protect the hair.
  • Extract from : « Fur Farming For Profit » by Hermon Basil Laymon
  • Take an old hat, and the more you brush it, the worse it looks.
  • Extract from : « The Home at Greylock » by Elizabeth Prentiss

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