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familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of dateSomething regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.
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4 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.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. — marafon
Tom is wearing an old hat.
My wife told me to throw this old hat away.
ruЖена сказала мне выбросить эту старую шляпу. — marafon
deMeine Frau sagte mir, ich solle diesen alten Hut wegwerfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
91 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.