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hatstand

The English word “hatstand” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.

adjective

  1. Crazy, insane.

Etymology

* hat + stand * (crazy, insane): From the "Roger Irrelevant" strip in the Viz comic, where this was one of Roger's absurd non sequiturs.

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