: a hat with a low telescoped crown, flat top, and flexible brim

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Top that off with Oppenheimer’s signature wide-brim porkpie hat (which was surprisingly difficult for the costume designer to source), and the look felt timeless, says Mirojnick. Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024 But the wide-brim porkpie hat that was such a signature part of Oppenheimer’s look was surprisingly difficult to find. Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from its shape

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of porkpie hat was in 1860

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“Porkpie hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porkpie%20hat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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