bucket hat
noun
plural bucket hats
: a cloth hat (as of canvas or twill) with a downward-sloping brim and a soft circular crown
… to me there is nothing more intimidating than wearing a bucket hat. That brimmed shape—always tight fitted to the head—reminds me of hats I'd wear as a kid.—
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Other notable giveaways include a Manny Machado basketball jersey, a reversible retro bucket hat, an aloha shirt, a military hoodie and a City Connect straw hat.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Amad was dancing on the shoulders of his team-mates with a Union Jack bucket hat on his head.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
As Chapelle pointed out on Instagram, Swift rarely reps the French luxury brand but wore Chanel bucket hat to her last Chiefs game, which happened to be against the Texans.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globe nominee stepped out in oversized dark-wash jeans, a black blouse and a cream trench coat, while the athlete wore a pair of light-wash oversized jeans, a brown flannel and a brown suede blouson jacket, topping off his look with a fur brown bucket hat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Amad was dancing on the shoulders of his team-mates with a Union Jack bucket hat on his head.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
As Chapelle pointed out on Instagram, Swift rarely reps the French luxury brand but wore Chanel bucket hat to her last Chiefs game, which happened to be against the Texans.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globe nominee stepped out in oversized dark-wash jeans, a black blouse and a cream trench coat, while the athlete wore a pair of light-wash oversized jeans, a brown flannel and a brown suede blouson jacket, topping off his look with a fur brown bucket hat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Bucket hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20hat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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