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pork pie hat

pork pie hat noun: a flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.

pork pie hat: a flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the...
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Noun

pork pie hat (plural pork pie hats)

  1. A flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.
    Synonyms:
    pork pie

Synonyms of pork pie hat

Forms of pork pie hat

pluralpork pie hats
alternative formporkpie hat

Origin of pork pie hat

So called for its similarity in appearance to a traditional pork pie.

Questions about pork pie hat

What does pork pie hat mean?
Pork pie hat means a flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.
What part of speech is pork pie hat?
Pork pie hat is a noun.
What is the plural of pork pie hat?
The plural of pork pie hat is pork pie hats.

Words near pork pie hat in the dictionary

  1. pork loin
  2. pork loins
  3. pork mami
  4. pork out
  5. pork pie
  6. pork pie hat
  7. pork pie hats
  8. pork pies
  9. pork rind
  10. pork rinds
  11. pork roast

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