fedora

English

Etymology

This word comes from a 19th-century play by Victorien Sardou titled "Fédora". The heroine, Fédora Romazov, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The name comes from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian Федо́ра (Fedóra), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”), derived from θεός (theós, “god”) and δῶρον (dôron, “gift”)

Internet slang sense: from the stereotype that such people wear this kind of hat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈdɔːɹə/
• IPA^(key): /fəˈdɔɹə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

A fedora

fedora (plural fedoras)

1. A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Internet slang, derogatory) A self-important or obnoxious poseur. (Compare neckbeard.)
   • 1998 August 29, Burk A. Zoid, “What kind of creatures and locations should be in RE3 ?”, in alt.games.resident-evil (Usenet):

     And zombies with hockey masks, chainsaws, butcher knives, and fedoras that call you on the phone with pop quizes about horror movies.

Translations

a felt hat

• Czech: plsťák (cs) m
• Finnish: huopahattu (fi)
• French: borsalino (fr) m, chapeau mou (fr) m, feutre (fr) m
• German: Filzhut (de) m, Fedora m, Fedorahut m
• Persian: شاپو (fa) (šâpo)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: fedora (pl) f, borsalino (pl) n
• Russian: фе́тровая шля́па f (fétrovaja šljápa)
• Spanish: fedora m, borsalino m, gacho (es) m (Argentina)
• Swedish: fedora (sv) c, fedorahatt (sv) c
• Volapük: fülahät (vo), fedorahät

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fedora”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “fedora”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Afro-ed, Afroed, afro-ed, afroed

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Spanish

Noun

fedora m (plural fedoras)

1. fedora (hat)

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Swedish

Noun

fedora c

1. fedora

Declension

Declension of fedora
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fedora	fedoran	fedoror	fedororna
Genitive	fedoras	fedorans	fedorors	fedorornas