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Akubra

British  
/ əˈkuːbrə /

noun

  1. a brand of Australian hat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The England party was hardly inconspicuous, drinking by the side of the road, with plenty wearing traditional Akubra hats that became the uniform of the holiday.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Even by Aussie standards, Alice Springs is casual: People dress down, and many drive well-equipped four-wheel-drive trucks that are as much a part of the uniform as T-shirts, shorts and Akubra hats.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

He could also make sense of dizzying macro-economic global trends, always with a cautious hopefulness that was as much his trademark as his Kangaroo-skin Akubra hat.

From Time • Jul. 15, 2016

His segment is called “Doctor Down Under,” for which he wears the aforementioned Akubra hat, one of those bush hats with a side tacked up.

From Time • Nov. 22, 2011

Though I have never invested in an Akubra hat, it might not be a bad idea.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2011

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