tipping hat
Old-fashioned polite greeting
Tipping hat is a gesture of greeting or acknowledgment, traditionally performed by men briefly lifting or touching the brim of their hat.
The gesture signals respect, politeness, or recognition: He gave a tipping hat to the lady as she passed.
Now largely figurative, since fewer people wear hats, it describes any nod of acknowledgment or tribute: The song is a tipping hat to classic rock.
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- greetingExpression of welcome
- how do you doFormal spoken greeting
- bowRespectful forward inclination
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- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- Signs of Respectsalute, bow, handshake, curtsy, standing ovation
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- deferencedeference, bow, curtsy, genuflect, kneeling
tipping hatspitting
Oral fluid ejection
turning one's back · giving the finger · snubbing · cold shoulder · scowling
tipping hatsnubbing
Pointedly ignoring someone
cold shoulder · ignoring · looking away · turning one's back · cutting someone dead
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