porkpie hat

British  

/ ˈpɔːkˌpaɪ /

noun

1. a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down

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Example Sentences

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 • Jul. 13, 2023

With her jacket and tie and porkpie hat and unselfconscious way of speaking, she’s a vivid character in a moment of pressure and transition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2021

Baumbach first cast Driver in a small role, in “Frances Ha,” as a hipster in a porkpie hat.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

The old-timey camera, the porkpie hat, the jazz music and philosophical musings: These elements could easily coalesce into pretension, a gimmick to sell photos to tourists.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2019

Cool Papa Byrd had owned many a hat, but mainly wore the brown felt brim porkpie hat.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia