topper
- noun
- /ˈtɑːpər/
- Archaic
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chistera
- Nancy, that's a beautiful top hat you're wearing today.
OK, I've seen a monkey spank a symbol and tip his top hat.
- OK, I've seen a monkey spank a symbol and tip his top hat.
- Damn, you see, fucking Rhonda put on that top hat and she's fucking permed up an hour later.
Examples
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You imagine you are civilized, but you are like savages with toppers and tails.
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Well, because the top hat vert is the Hulk.
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I'm give me a top hat, say my name, the top hat, Tony.
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And I didn't have the top hat on at the end.
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It's a little brass man on a unicycle with a top hat carrying a heart.
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Is the guy in the top hat on the right end of that picture in Liebeck's lab in Geeson and Conizaro.
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And Scott Shell says, wasn't his top hat and cloak all soon up crazily?
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At the center stood a man adorned in a top hat, leather sash and a swarm of rats.
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He took this walk wearing spats, a silk topper, and a Prince Albert with wing collar and four-in-hand.
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He wore a classic black topper to the wedding, adding a formal touch to his outfit.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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4.3
A tall hat with a flat top and straight sides worn with formal clothes
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8.9
A hat made from soft brown fur, popular in the past
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9.3
A tall hat with a straight high top once worn by men at formal events
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3.9
A tall formal hat with a high crown covered with silk
A tall formal hat with a flat top worn by men
A tall shiny silk hat like a top hat worn in older times
A tall formal hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn by men
A classic formal hat like a top hat worn at weddings and ceremonies
A tall formal hat for men often covered with silk or fur and worn with a formal suit
A formal men's hat with a tall foldable crown worn to the theatre
Compounds
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Topper comes from the simple parts top and -er, meaning 'on top' or 'one who tops'. That's why a tall man's hat called a topper is a hat that sits on the top of your head, like the classic 'top hat'.