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.

—Christian Allaire

Examples of bucket hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a carriage horse at the foot of the ancient monument has joined in, sporting a brown bucket hat with holes cut for its ears. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Exactly 20 seconds after dropping off the backpack, the figure in the bucket hat turns her head to look back. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

That status became clear in 2023 when Pizza Hut and nostalgia brand Chain turned the tiffany style lamp into a $35 bucket hat. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

The lamps became so iconic that Pizza Hut and nostalgia brand Chain turned the design into a $35 bucket hat in 2023. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bucket hat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat