tip one’s hat
idiomatic verb

- to briefly remove or tap one’s hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect

- to acknowledge or show respect; to honor

Wiktionary

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ORIGIN

In Western societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a hat tip was a common non-verbal greeting between friends or acquaintances while walking or meeting at a social gathering.

Typically, two men (female hat tipping was rare) would lift or tip their hats to each other, rather than exchange words of greeting. Where the ritual was used to emphasize social distance, the subordinate was obliged to make the more elaborate gesture, for example fully removing his hat while the superior merely touched his.

The military hand salute is thought to have originated as a stylized hat tip.

In its modern use, the hat tip has been replaced by the nod as a manner of respect. If one man gives another the nod, he should return in kind with either the casual nod up or the formal nod down.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

As today is “International Women’s Day” in many countries, here are a few quotes from, or about, women:

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katherine Hepburn

“Women are made to be loved, not understood.” – Oscar Wilde

“She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” – Atticus

“To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” – Spanish Proverb

“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” – Hannah Gadsby

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

“Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” – Samuel Lowe

“Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” – Gloria Steinem

“I expect woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” – George Meredith

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SYNONYMS for gratitude

acclaim, acknowledgement, admiration, adoration, adulation, a nod to, applause, appreciation, bouquets, celebration, commemoration, commendation, compliments, congratulations, deification, eulogy, glorification, homage, honour, indebtedness, laudation, laurels, memorialization, observance, plaudits, recognition, respect, reverence, salutes, TIP ONE’S HAT, thankfulness, thanks, tribute

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Practice OWAD in a sentence, say something like:

“International Women’s Day is a good reminder for men to TIP THEIR HATS to the women of the world.”

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Paul Smith