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porkpie

American  
[pawrk-pahy, pohrk-] / ˈpɔrkˌpaɪ, ˈpoʊrk- /

noun

  1. a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.


Etymology

Origin of porkpie

First recorded in 1725–35; pork + pie 1


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The RAV4 is to modern suburbia what porkpie hats were to ’50s dads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced style of sharp suits and porkpie hats, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Amid all the signature goatees and glasses and porkpie hats, they explore emotion and motivation.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 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

Through the door of Jesses bedroom, hanging on a closet door knob, was the corduroy porkpie he used to wear to Middleton High.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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