old hat
Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of dateSomething regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.
» Tom was wearing an old hat.
Том был в старой шляпе.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.
alter Hut, kalter Kaffee
(archaic, countable, slang)The female genitalia.
(archaic, broadly, countable, derogatory, slang)A woman treated as a sexual partner.
(archaic, broadly, slang, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.
Examples
24 sentencesTom was wearing an old hat.
ruТом был в старой шляпе.
Tom is wearing an old hat.
My wife told me to throw this old hat away.
ruЖена сказала мне выбросить эту старую шляпу.
deMeine Frau sagte mir, ich solle diesen alten Hut wegwerfen.
Tom likes to wear the old hat his father gave him.
Tom likes to wear the old hat that his father gave him.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From old + hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford EngliFrom old + hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a connection to German alter Hut (“something familiar and hackneyed”, noun, literally “old hat”).
From old + hat, the significance being unknown.
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Forms
plural: old hats| Singular | old hat |
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uncountable
Synonyms
100 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable