tinfoil hat
A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other…A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material; especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields or against mind control or mind reading.
» The latest variation of the classic tinfoil hat is the tinfoil beret.
Die neueste Spielart des klassischen Aluhuts ist das Alubarett. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Остання версія класичної шапочки з фольги — берет із фольги. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 sensesA piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material; especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields or against mind control or mind reading.
Aluhut
(derogatory, metonymically)A conspiracy theorist.
Examples
15 sentencesThe latest variation of the classic tinfoil hat is the tinfoil beret.
Остання версія класичної шапочки з фольги — берет із фольги. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deDie neueste Spielart des klassischen Aluhuts ist das Alubarett. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Despite rumors to the contrary, a tinfoil hat is not effective against coronavirus.
Незважаючи про чутки про протилежне, шапочка з фольги неефективна проти коронавірусу. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruНевзирая на слухи об обратном, шапочка из фольги не помогает от коронавируса. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Maybe you should take off the tinfoil hat.
ruВозможно, тебе следует снять шапочку из фольги. — odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
Your car looks like a giant floating tinfoil hat.
I see your tinfoil hat hasn't lost its shine.
deIch merke, dein Aluhut hat nichts von seinem Glanz verloren. — brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
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plural: tinfoil hatsSynonyms
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