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Noun
The looks in KPop Demon Hunters were immediately iconic, and there is no doubt that Halloween will be dominated by gilded shoulder pads and wide-brimmed black gat, or the traditional Korean hat worn by the demon boy band.—Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology.—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man.—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
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Etymology
Noun (1)
probably from Dutch, literally, hole; akin to Old English geat gate
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