high-hat
Pedal-operated cymbals pair
High-hat works as both snobbery and percussion.
To high-hat someone is to treat them with condescension or disdain, acting superior: She high-hatted me at the party.
As an adjective, high-hat describes snobbish behavior or pretentious people.
In drumming, a high-hat is a pair of cymbals mounted on a stand, operated by foot pedal—a staple of jazz and rock kits.
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- disdainScornful disregard
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
aloofness · haughtiness · supercilious · condescending · dismissive · patronizing · sneering · brush-off
snub
Deliberate dismissive rejection
scorn · aloofness · haughtiness · supercilious · condescending · dismissive · patronizing · sneering · brush-off · cold-shoulder
pedal
Foot-operated lever
splash · snare · tom-tom · kit · choke · sizzle · bell · edge · bow · brass
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
improvisation · groove · rhythm · beat · backbeat · tempo · comping · riff · solo · brushes
high-hathumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unpretentious · down-to-earth · egalitarian · democratic
high-hatunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
down-to-earth · approachable · friendly · warm · gracious