pussyhat

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A form of pussy hat — A simple pink knitted hat playfully reflecting a double entendre, worn in symbolic solidarity with women. Introduced for the Women's March on January 21, 2017, and subsequently worn at various protest marches and rallies.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpussyhat (plural pussyhats)

plural pussyhats

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pussy hat.

    The “pussyhat” made its appearance around the country at the Women's Marches of January 21st.

    2017 January 27, Françoise Mouly, “Abigail Gray Swartz's “The March””, in The New Yorker
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    So late last week the museum put out a call online seeking “pussyhat” donations — for a future exhibition and to create an archive of what the museum calls “the largest example of social activism through craft ("craftivism") in U.S. modern history.”

    2017 February 1, Breg Cook, “Local Museum Seeks To Preserve Pink 'Pussyhats' From Women's March”, in WBUR

    Feminists are ditching the pink pussyhats during this year's Womens'^([sic]) Marches across the country for fear that they make some participants feel they aren't welcome.

    2018 January 13, Abigail Miller, “Pink pussyhats are being dropped from Women's March because they 'exclude trans women and women whose private parts are not pink'”, in Daily Mail Australia

    Pussyhats arose as an anti-Trump counterpart to the prefabricated “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” hats and were featured prominently in the Women’s March of Jan. 21, 2017 – the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

    2018 February 5, “\#MeToo wins symbol of the year for 2017”, in Stanford Report
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APA

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MLA

“pussyhat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussyhat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pussyhat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussyhat.

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