black hat
Speech parts
1. black hat - Noun
2. black hat - Adjective
Meaning
A villain or bad guy in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
(computing, slang) A malicious hacker, one who violates computer security out of maliciousness or for personal gain.
black hat (plural black hats)
A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
black-hat (not comparable)
attributive form of black hat
black hat (plural black hats)
A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
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black-hat
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Examples
Weapons of mass destruction aren't pulled out of a black hat like a white rabbit at a magic show. They're produced in factories. There's science and technology involved. They're not produced in a hole in the ground or in a basement.
There is a big black hat and it makes you invisible. Have you heard of that hat? You put it on and then no one can see you.
Somebody has to wear the black hat and give the audience someone to shake their fists at. They want someone to hate. And if that's what you want to pay me to do, I'm happy to do it!
So for Bullitt, I just put my black hat back on.
When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there.
I got into my very theatrical phase. I wore only black: a big black hat and wild hair and wild black clothes, and I carried a sword stick. I went there still looking like Miss Florida, and I came back looking very different.