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black hat¹

Where it comes from

From the black stetsons (cowboy hats) traditionally worn by such villains.

noun black hats

  1. idiomatic, transitive A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
  2. slang A malicious hacker, one who violates computer security out of malice or for personal gain.

black hat²

Where it comes from

From the black hats traditionally worn by men in Haredi communities.

noun black hats

  1. A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

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noun malicious hacker

中文黑帽黑客 hēimào hēikè

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"black hat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/black%20hat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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black hat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/black%20hat

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"black hat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/black%20hat.

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@misc{black_hat_2026,
  title = {black hat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20hat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}