charles
/ˈt͡ʃaɾls/ · A2 · noun · m
hi-hat
🥁 charles = short for charleston, the 1920s dance that named the hi-hat
Early hi-hats were called charleston cymbals, after the dance craze whose rhythm drummers kept with the foot pedal. Spanish clipped charleston down to charles, so the drummer's hi-hat carries a man's name.