top hat plan n.— «Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs), or “top hat” plans as they are often referred to, were created decades ago to get around a government cap in pension payouts that affects managers earning more...
hat catcher n.— «His interest in the fire department was another thing Elmore Tonini shared with his father: Both were well-known “hat catchers”—a term for a fan of the fire department.» —“Elmore Tonini, church supply...
snow sale n.— «I really loved to jump, and it was great fun, but not so fun? Landing. Quite often, I would wipe out spectacularly, resulting in what we loved to call—and call we did, when we witnessed it—a “snow sale.” The...
put a nickel in someone v. phr.— «Geez Desp, who put a nickel in you? Leave it to Desp to give her life story at the drop of a hat.» —“Re: I love you” Usenet: alt.drugs.hard Dec. 23, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued...
wadge n.— «The glass house should go for 5 minutes, so they don’t have to pad it out with so many shitpoor jokes. and that “wear a funny hat and talk shit about vag” (or, more recently, wadge) segment is beyond terrible...
hat racking v.— «The freeze was severe enough to cause some defoliation and twig die-back or death of the ends of some limbs. But it added that the tree damage wasn’t as bad as in 1962 when there was widespread hat racking, which is the...