English Explanatory Dictionary

pussy hat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple pink knitted hat playfully reflecting a double entendre, worn in symbolic solidarity with women. Introduced for the Women's March on January 21, 2017, and subsequently worn at various protest marches and rallies.

Word forms

pussy hat pussy hats pussyhat

Etymology

From the appearance of the hat as playfully reflecting female reproductive tract anatomy and also evoking cat's ears, in a double entendre of pussy (“female genitalia”) and pussy (“cat”).

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