pork pie hat

noun

A flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.

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Meanings

nounpork pie hat (plural pork pie hats)

plural pork pie hats · alternative porkpie hat

  1. A flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.

    Synonyms: pork pie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.

Similar
pork pie

Origin

So called for its similarity in appearance to a traditional pork pie.

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Translations

Finnish lättähattu
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German Porkpie
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Polish kapelusz męski z szerokim rondem
  • kapelusz męski z szerokim rondemTranslations
Swedish porkpie, fläskpannkaka
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  • porkpiehattTranslations
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APA

pork pie hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20pie%20hat

MLA

“pork pie hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20pie%20hat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pork pie hat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20pie%20hat.

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