gimme hat en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because sometimes given away as freebies.
Meanings
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Synonym of trucker hat.
“It's from those nylon baseball caps they used to wear, got black nylon mesh on the back, for ventilation? My mother used to call those ‘gimme’ hats . . .”
1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 139:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gimme hats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |