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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Example Sentences

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

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

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

And he had Cool Papa Byrd’s porkpie hat.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia