straw-hat

adjective

ˈstrȯ-ˈhat 

variants or straw hat

: of, relating to, or being summer theater

For the performers, the so-called straw-hat circuit of summer theaters offers a chance to flex artistic muscles that might otherwise go soft.

—People Weekly

Word History

Etymology

from the former fashion of wearing straw hats in summer

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above