porkpie
porkpie Lexical Profile
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• noun
A hat with a low, flat crown that is creased around the top edge and a narrow, upturned brim.
"The jazz saxophonist wore a dark felt porkpie on stage during his evening performance."
A savory baked pastry dish consisting of chopped or minced pork and pork jelly enclosed in a hot water crust pastry, typically served cold.
"They packed a traditional porkpie and a jar of chutney for their afternoon picnic in the countryside."
British A lie or falsehood (in Cockney rhyming slang).
"Everyone at the table knew he was telling a porkpie about why he had arrived so late."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as a compound of "pork" and "pie"; the hat sense derives from the resemblance of its flat, recessed crown and narrow upturned brim to a traditional British raised pork pie, while the British slang sense meaning "a lie" comes from Cockney rhyming slang.