pussy hat

noun

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”).

Definitions

  1. A simple pink knitted hat playfully reflecting a double entendre, worn in symbolic…

    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.

    • She'd taught herself to knit from YouTube videos just so she could make her own pussy hat for the march.
    • It took hours for it to reach us, and then four more hours to make it across the Central Business District, but it was worth it—to be surrounded by the beautiful pink mass of pussy hats, the witty signs, the anti-trump shirts and hoodies.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pussy hat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA