porkpie hat

British  

/ ˈpɔːkˌpaɪ /

noun

1. a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down

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porkpie hat

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

Baumbach first cast Driver in a small role, in “Frances Ha,” as a hipster in a porkpie hat.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019

He prefers to dress in black: black pants, slim black coat, black and white Adidas sneakers and either a black beanie or a black felt porkpie hat like that of an old jazz musician.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2019

Arthur wandered the picnic grounds in bow tie and suspenders, a porkpie hat pulled low over his forehead and the enormous weight of his camera slung from a thick leather thong around his neck.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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