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black hat
noun
A villain or bad guy in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
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Nerdy, ubiquitous black hat?
The black hat".
"It's not just the black hat.
"I'll give you a black hat".
For Dunner was no ordinary "black hat".
The headgear is a rounded black hat (eboshi).
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It's not white-hat, black-hat.
Black-hat hackers called for more destructive attacks against Sony.
Hotz was pointing out the distinction between white- and black-hat hackers.
Interviewing a purveyor of black-hat services face-to-face was a considerable undertaking.
There are genuine, sophisticated, brilliant black-hat hackers out there.
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