small hat

English

Etymology

From small +‎ hat. In reference to the yarmulkes worn by Jews.

Pronunciation

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Noun

small hat (plural small hats)

1. (Internet slang, neologism, derogatory, religious slur, ethnic slur) A Jewish person, particularly one with a noticeable influence in politics.
   • 2023 March 15, D. Ray, “It’s not Morning in America”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh‎ (Usenet):

     A legitimate and uncorrupted American government would have long ago started asking questions and pursued investigations via the SEC, but if you look at the SEC's own data, prosecutions of white collar (small hat) crime have dropped to near zero during the Obama admin and has continued through Trump and Biden.

   • 2024 March 4, Brendan O'Neill, “The tyrannical jailing of Sam Melia”, in Spiked:

     For example, one asked: ‘Why are Jews censoring free speech?’ Another said ‘Small hats, big problems’, with an image of a kippah.