tembel hat

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English

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A man wearing a tembel hat

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew טמבל (témbel). In Hebrew slang, tembel means "silly", "stupid", or "fool". It is not known whether the slang term came from the hat or vice versa.

Noun

tembel hat (plural tembel hats)

  1. A kind of loose hat with a floppy brim, an Israeli national symbol.