at the drop of a hat

if you do something at the drop of a hat, you do it suddenly and easily, often without any preparation.

I can't go rushing off to Florida at the drop of a hat.

We now have a situation where laws may be changed at the drop of a hat.

by AndreaA September 19, 2007

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at the drop of a hat

at any moment

He would fart at the drop of a hat.

by The Return of Light Joker January 21, 2010

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drop of a hat

An idiom meaning to happen quickly, easily. For example, in the amount of time it would take a hat to fall to the ground.

When I'm thirsty, I could suck down a beer at the drop of a hat.

by Marquismarque April 29, 2008

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dropped your hat

Similar to "Boom head shot" this is yelled whenever one gets a head shot on another player.

Player 1 shoots Player 2 in the head, Player 1 then tells Player 2 "dropped your hat".

by Teh_Zarr September 8, 2009

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To let one go when suffering from serious windy-pops. A polite way of admitting your bodies emission, without using foul language.

It is not neccessary to wear a hat to be able to exclaim that you have dropped it.
Can also used by a third person as an accusative

"I must apologise to you all, I dropped my hat as the doors closed."

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"Did you drop your hat again?" said Roy
"No", said Dave, through the smoke rising from his smouldering trousers.

by Billbobbobcat May 19, 2010

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