porkpie

American  

[pawrk-pahy, pohrk-] / ˈpɔrkˌpaɪ, ˈpoʊrk- /

noun

1. a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.

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Etymology

Origin of porkpie

First recorded in 1725–35; pork + pie ¹

Example Sentences

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

“Looking like an American Joe College in sports clothes and a porkpie hat,” according to an Associated Press story.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Outside of a few more wisps of gray in his beard, he hasn’t changed much, dressed in his typical all-black with an omnipresent porkpie hat.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 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

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