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PORKPIE

Dictionary entry overview: What does porkpie mean?

• PORKPIE (noun)
The noun PORKPIE has 1 sense:

1. man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

Familiarity information: PORKPIE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PORKPIE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

porkpie; porkpie hat

Hypernyms ("porkpie" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

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