porkpie hat
Britishnoun
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Some sly military-industrial complex humor creeps in as Oppenheimer, clad in his signature gray waistcoat and rumpled porkpie hat, leads this massively complicated undertaking at the surly behest of Col.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
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
The old-timey camera, the porkpie hat, the jazz music and philosophical musings: These elements could easily coalesce into pretension, a gimmick to sell photos to tourists.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2019
For the Zappos Downtown Escapade Tour Experience, held on Friday mornings, our group gathered in the lobby, near a man in a porkpie hat shining shoes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2017
He set eyes on his target, crouched low, and with a running start, jumped high, because she was tall, and snatched the porkpie hat off her head.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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