bucket hat

[buhk-it hat]

noun

1. a supple, brimmed hat used for casual wear and various outdoor activities and, especially formerly, as an item of women’s fashion: compared to a boonie hat, it has a narrower, more sloping brim and a taller crown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bucket hat¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

As the camera zoomed in, Anastacia strutted down the staircase, her hair in pigtails under a candy striped bucket hat, her midriff exposed by a crop top, in accordance with 1990s pop regulations.

From BBC

I walked into the Los Feliz gay bar dressed in my New York City best: leather pants, a crisp top-buttoned white shirt, sneakers, silver jewelry and a cow-print bucket hat.

From Los Angeles Times

“Hey everyone, I’m here with Zohran,” said Mullen, in a bucket hat, clearly dumbfounded by his unlikely ascendance to campaign surrogacy.

From Slate

Then the camera whirls to capture a turntablist and rapper wearing a Kangol bucket hat.

From Salon

In the 13 years since “Gossip Girl” wrapped, most of the paparazzi pictures snapped of her have been shot while she was surfing, appearing more concerned with sun protection — outfitted in a bucket hat and full-body wetsuit — than her appearance.

From Los Angeles Times