no hat, no play

phrase

A school policy requiring students to wear a hat in order to be outdoors during recess and lunchtime.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. AustraliaA school policy requiring students to wear a hat in order to be outdoors during recess and lunchtime.

    Osteoporosis Australia is calling for the 'no hat, no play' policy in school playgrounds to be reassessed in the ACT and Tasmania, because children are not getting enough sunlight.

    2006 April 26, “'No hat, no play' rethink urged”, in ABC News
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APA

no hat, no play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hat%2C%20no%20play

MLA

“no hat, no play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hat%2C%20no%20play. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no hat, no play,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hat%2C%20no%20play.

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