porkpie

[ pawrk-pahy, pohrk- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of porkpie¹

First recorded in 1725–35; pork + pie ¹

Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Washington Post

That job proved a stroke of luck, because the restaurant’s cocktail menu was supervised by a man ever-dressed in retro sport shirts and porkpie hats who was known throughout the city as Brother Cleve.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post