“At the drop of a hat” means without hesitation (instantly). The phrase usually does not literally involve a hat, but there are jokes.
“My head gets cold at the drop of a hat” was posted on Twitter by Jäymän on February 22, 2011. “My head gets cold at the drop of a hat” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on August 26, 2011.
Wiktionary: at the drop of a hat
Prepositional phrase
at the drop of a hat
1. (informal, idiomatic) Without any hesitation; instantly.
Twitter
Jäymän
@JayTheOkay
My head gets cold at the drop of a hat.
6:34 PM · Feb 22, 2011·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Ms. Monster
@SpacePlankton
My head gets cold at the drop of a hat.
6:09 PM · Dec 10, 2013·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Nick Mao
@NickLMao1
You think you get ill easily? I’ll get a head cold at the drop of a hat.
4:03 AM · Jan 27, 2014·TweetCaster for Android
Twitter
Jeremy C. Shipp
@JeremyCShipp
My head gets cold at the drop of a hat.
3:08 AM · Nov 19, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Rakesh Chopra
@rakesh10chopra
My head feels cold at the drop of a hat.
6:22 AM · Jul 5, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/zachpledger August 26, 2020
My head gets cold at the drop of a hat.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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