tembel hat

English

Etymology

Hebrew [Term?]. 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.
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