porkpie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of porkpie
Example Sentences
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But Murphy did offer up that they worked hard to get Oppenheimer’s look right, from the narrow silhouette to the pipe and the porkpie hat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
“Looking like an American Joe College in sports clothes and a porkpie hat,” according to an Associated Press story.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
Ross, wearing a blazer, pigtails and a shrunken porkpie hat, has through-the-roof charisma, even in a Zoom window.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2021
With her jacket and tie and porkpie hat and unselfconscious way of speaking, she’s a vivid character in a moment of pressure and transition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
But when a young woman picked up Cool Papa’s porkpie hat and placed it on her head, Clayton couldn’t stop himself.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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