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porkpie

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

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of porkpie

First recorded in 1725–35; pork + pie 1


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The RAV4 is to modern suburbia what porkpie hats were to ’50s dads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced style of sharp suits and porkpie hats, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Amid all the signature goatees and glasses and porkpie hats, they explore emotion and motivation.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2021

He went inside his room, opened the closet, and grabbed the porkpie hat.

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

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