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hat check

hat check

3.7
A small ticket given when you leave a hat or coat to claim it later
  • noun
  • /hæt tʃɛk/
  • US
translation icon : ticket de guardarropa
  • After the concert, he realized he had misplaced his hat check and could not retrieve his coat.

Examples

  • Please keep your hat check safe to claim your belongings after the event.

  • The attendant handed her a hat check as she left her jacket at the entrance.

  • Please take this hat check before leaving your coat.

  • I lost my hat check at the party last night.

  • The attendant handed her a hat check as she left her jacket at the entrance.

  • Please keep your hat check safe to claim your belongings after the event.

  • After the concert, he realized he had misplaced his hat check and could not retrieve his coat.

Synonyms

cloakroom ticket
vshat check
  • UK
3.4

A small paper given when you leave a coat so you can get it back later

is limited to small tags used for personal garments rather than any deposited item

Surface Forms

hat check singular
hat checks plural

Morphology

hat + check

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hat' (a head covering) with 'check' (to hand over an item for temporary storage). This noun+verb composition follows common English patterns (as in 'check your coat') and is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hat check originally meant the small ticket an attendant gave you when they took your hat, so you could prove which coat or hat was yours later. So, it now also means 'a small ticket or tag used to claim your hat or coat'.