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

A day before the stadium concert, a sellout of 52,000, the Oasis faithful queued up for 90 minutes or more at a pop-up store on Milwaukee Avenue about seven miles from the stadium to buy all manner of merch — track jackets and bucket hats, especially. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

From the unending sea of Adidas stripes on track suits, football jerseys and sneakers, to what must have been a Midwest record for the most bucket hats in a single place at once, the crowd came to sing along and hoover up as much merch as possible. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025

McKee is now looking out for others — with sunscreen, long sleeves, and a bucket hat. —Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

Marlon Wayans looks fashionable with a bucket hat while attending a dinner celebrating his new film Him on Aug. 17. —Brendan Le, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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