newsboy cap
noun
plural newsboy caps
: a cap that has a short brim, a low rounded crown usually made of multiple triangular panels of fabric, and a button in the center of the crown
… a preponderance of newsboy caps on the runways will fill the streets with heads covered in tweed and tartan.—
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Woody Harrelson rocks a newsboy cap at the premiere of Animal Farm in New York City on April 21.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
While his club-mates traipse from the bus in flip-flops and trainers, Cash is dressed from head to toe in Peaky Blinders attire; shiny shoes, black leather gloves, claret tie, grey waistcoat and, of course, the signature knee-length overcoat and newsboy cap.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
While his club-mates traipse from the bus in flip-flops and trainers, Cash is dressed from head to toe in Peaky Blinders attire; shiny shoes, black leather gloves, claret tie, grey waistcoat and, of course, the signature knee-length overcoat and newsboy cap.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Newsboy cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsboy%20cap. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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