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

Examples of newsboy cap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supermodel Christy Turlington was sighted in a bold black and red knit gown, and Drew Barrymore channeled the early aughts with her chunky tweed penny coat and a preppy newsboy cap. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026

Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore returned to an old closet staple from her past and revived the newsboy cap at Thursday’s event. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

Crowds in an anachronistic fashion mashup of 1950s fedoras, 1940s newsboy caps, and 1960s pillbox hats celebrate some undefined New Year’s Eve of yore. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

On Thursday, while on a royal visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland, Kate donned a chic chocolate brown trench coat, layered over a green turtleneck sweater and paired with a green tweed newsboy cap. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newsboy cap

• handicap
• overlap
• thunderclap
• wiretap
• app
• chap
• clap
• crap
• flap
• frap
• gap
• hap