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Simpypointy hat
pointy hat n.
1. Syn. wizard hat. This synonym specifically refers to the wizards of Unseen University in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of humorous fantasies; these books are extremely popular among hackers.
[BSD hackers; common] Notional dunce cap handed to the original author of a bug that's been corrected. Unlike the wizard had, this is often self-assumed: “Somebody please pass me the pointy hat. I fouled up the distfile rather badly. This fixes it.”
