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pink hat

pink hat noun: a person who only follows a team because it has become fashionable.

Noun

pink hat (plural pink hats)

  1. A person who only follows a team because it has become fashionable.
    • There's an old tale about a Rooter who was sitting next to a Pink Hat.2009, Andy Wasif, Red Sox University: Baseball's Foremost Institution of Higher Learning, →ISBN
    • Although other fans have waved at NESN cameras, the pink hat fan has been seen doing it more often and usually during important parts of the game.2010, Michael Macomber, The Red Sox and Philosophy: Green Monster Meditations, →ISBN

Forms of pink hat

pluralpink hats

Origin of pink hat

From the pink Red Sox hats that became popular after the Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.

Questions about pink hat

What does pink hat mean?
Pink hat means a person who only follows a team because it has become fashionable.
What part of speech is pink hat?
Pink hat is a noun.
What is the plural of pink hat?
The plural of pink hat is pink hats.

Words near pink hat in the dictionary

  1. pink gin
  2. pink ginger
  3. pink gingers
  4. pink gins
  5. pink gold
  6. pink hat
  7. pink hats
  8. pink ivory
  9. pink jersey
  10. pink jerseys
  11. pink ladies

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