golden sombrero

[ gohl-duhn som-brair-oh ]

noun

, Baseball Slang.

1. a batter’s unwanted accomplishment of being struck out four times in one game:

   After earning the golden sombrero, a frustrated Norris gets up for his fifth at bat and nails a two-out, game-winning grand slam!

Word History and Origins

Origin of golden sombrero¹

First recorded in 1980–85; jocular comparison with hat trick, except that four is bigger than three, and a sombrero is a very large hat; hat trick ( def )