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pussy hat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

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History

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”).