I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: high hat
: supercilious or snobbish in attitude or manner : aristocratic
high-hat over the type of job she wants — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
cold, impersonal, a trifle high-hat — Nation
II. transitive verb
Etymology: high hat
: to look down one's nose at : treat snobbishly : snub
high-hatted her … when they were sober — Edmund Wilson
the literati tended to high-hat the first issues — Jay Franklin