Talk:hats off

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RFC discussion: August 2011–August 2017[edit]

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Wording objected to. DCDuring TALK 21:34, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it a verb or a phrase? It seems to be worded like a verb, with the header 'phrase'. Also, is it an imperative? Mglovesfun (talk) 09:02, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It seems to me to be an ellipsis for a phrase with a verb in it, which missing verb is a natural part of the definition. It doesn't inflect like a verb. It seems to be used just like an imperative form of a verb. There are others of this structure, like eyes right. DCDuring TALK 11:40, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
...and one side which is, oddly, listed under a "Noun" header.​—msh210 (talk) 19:09, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't one argue it's most commonly an interjection? — This comment was unsigned.

Interjection?! Yes, you could and many do. I'd prefer that we follow a definition of interjection that was limited to expressions of emotion, whose meaning is not covered by other parts of speech or the phrase pseudo-PoS. Many words can be used interjectively (?) such as "interjection" at the start of this. DCDuring TALK 15:26, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]