bucket hat

American  

[buhk-it hat] / ˈbʌk ɪt ˌhæt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of bucket hat

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

"Will he be firmly hiding beneath his bucket hat and sticking two fingers up at everybody when they ask him for a selfie, who knows? Or will he be cutting the ribbon at the local bring-and-buy?"

From BBC

The Titans were family, and to this day he remembers that Wilhite’s father attended practice just about every day, sitting in the front row, wearing that trademark white bucket hat.

From Los Angeles Times

He was wearing a distinctive bucket hat, an orange coat over a black hooded top, grey tracksuit bottoms and white trainers, according to officers.

From BBC

The “KPop” section was empty except for a few purple Rumi braids and a Huntr/x bucket hat.

From The Wall Street Journal

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