Jon's 1901 "A Dictionary of everyday twentieth century slang" (UNCLASSIFIED)

Wed Jul 21 15:25:25 UTC 2010

Never heard it, but found these on urbandictionary.com:

1. An older expression (circa 1950's) used to describe the action of leaving one's present location 

"Gotta work in the morning, so I'm gonna hat up."

2. To wear a condom

"Did she make you hat up?"

Lisa Galvin

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> > "You want to hear some English? How about this? 'Hat up, _farmer_!'"
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> What does "Hat up" mean?
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