plural of hatband

A band fastened around a hat.

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Used in similes as an intensifier, indicating someone or something is extremely strange, tight, &c.

(colloquial, dated, possibly offensive) Very queer: very unusual or strange.

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Very fine: very good or well-made.

Very tight-fitting. / Very tight with money, very stingy.

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Alternative form of as tight as Dick's hatband