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hi-hat

or hi hat

[ hahy-hat ]

noun

  1. a set of high-hat cymbals.


hi-hat

noun

  1. a variant spelling of high-hat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hi-hat1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

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There he is, proving his virtuosity by limiting his tools, playing nothing but a hi-hat in the manner of a hibachi chef.

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At one point, midsong, he told the drummer to play with no hi-hat.

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Using a nickel as a kick drum, a pen as a hi-hat, Suga Free floats like he had never experienced gravity.

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In contrast to his laid-back lyricism, BabyTron and his collaborators favor heart-palpitating beats that rely on the subwoofer-crackling bass, hi-hat tippa-taps and Casio synthesizers of freestyle, electro and Miami bass — the all-the-way-back sounds of rap’s early days.

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Peligro counts off the track, which begins with 15 seconds of an arena rock-influenced intro before transitioning into four seconds of Peligro using both hands on the hi-hat with an accompanying steady kick drum.

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