porkpie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of porkpie
Example Sentences
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“Never judge a book by its contents,” quipped a wag in a porkpie hat as we both regarded the cover of an aging paperback guide to vitamins, for sale on a Broadway sidewalk.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024
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
Still, he put Cool Papa’s porkpie hat in the overnight bag.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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