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.Juliet Buck

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsboy cap was in 1889

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“Newsboy cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsboy%20cap. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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