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Definition of a hat tip

hat tip

noun

  • thanks. Often abbreviated online as "H/T". Often used as an acknowledgement of the original source of some piece of information.

    Last edited on Dec 21 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 21 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'thank you, thanks':

Definitions include: to defeat comprehensively.
Definitions include: "okay, thanks, bye."
Definitions include: acronym for "thank you so much".
Definitions include: To acknowledge someone or something implying respect.
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "thanks".
Definitions include: either "goodbye" or "thank you" or "good luck."
Definitions include: a greeting.
Definitions include: acronym for "thanks in advance".
Definitions include: "good looking out".
Definitions include: shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye."
Definitions include: thank you.
Definitions include: "thank you."
Definitions include: "thanks".
Definitions include: "many thanks".
Definitions include: "Thank you."

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Other terms relating to 'hat':

Definitions include: someone who thinks they know what they're talking about but makes no logical sense
Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion
Definitions include: person who engages in computer security breaching for malicious purposes.
Definitions include: To leave somewhere, preferably quickly.
Definitions include: a condom.
Definitions include: hair or hair style.
Definitions include: hair that has been put awry by wearing a hat.
Definitions include: to move quickly.
Definitions include: "hat tip".
Definitions include: condom.
Definitions include: crazy.
Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances.
Definitions include: familiar to the point of being boring.
Definitions include: condom.
Definitions include: when a person's nipples stand out on end due to cold temperature or stimulation.

Other terms relating to 'tip':

Definitions include: a tip shared between men.
Definitions include: police
Definitions include: See go cow tipping.
Definitions include: An abnormally large exhaust tip, typically chrome, which is intended to convince people the installed vehicle has a professional-level racing exhaust.
Definitions include: to literally get one's penis wet, via receiving oral sex or having sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to push cows over while they are sleeping, as a form of amusement.
Definitions include: "hat tip".
Definitions include: about to be remembered.
Definitions include: a piece of advice to help someone become a pro at something.
Definitions include: the glans ("head") of the penis.
Definitions include: a female that has a nice body but a not so nice face
Definitions include: a very small part of something larger.
Definitions include: A phrase usually used by bartenders to imply that a patron should acknowledge gratuity.
Definitions include: said to a person who's leaving little or no tip for services rendered.
Definitions include: spilling a small quantity of a beverage (usually a 40 ounce container of beer) on the ground in order to honor the deceased.

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