porkpie hat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The tough-guy role, for which he donned a porkpie hat, was modeled after New York Police Det.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
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
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
Cool Papa Byrd had owned many a hat, but mainly wore the brown felt brim porkpie hat.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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