bucket hat

American  

[buhk-it hat] / ˈbʌk ɪt ˌhæt /

noun

bucket hats plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bucket hats
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bucket hat

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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bucket hat

The photo, a mirror selfie, shows Jepsen all smiles in a leopard-print bucket hat, white shirt and black shorts as she cradles her child, who wears a green-striped onesie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

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

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

He’s wearing a red Kangol bucket hat, a thick, twisted gold chain, and a colorful Troop jacket.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold