porkpie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of porkpie
Example Sentences
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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
Amid all the signature goatees and glasses and porkpie hats, they explore emotion and motivation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2021
Ross, wearing a blazer, pigtails and a shrunken porkpie hat, has through-the-roof charisma, even in a Zoom window.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 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
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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