Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowler hat out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: bowler hat out
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eject (someone) from an organization.

British usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"Joe was bowler hatted out of the R.A.F. for misconduct."
""Bit of luck my being here," said the brigadier, with a smile, rather like a schoolboy who has done something and got away with it. "You see, I was bowler-hatted out there. Question of age. Then, when I came back they reconsidered things."
"If an idea flopped, a subordinate would be bowler-hatted out of the gang; if the idea was successful, then it was Ted Donnell done it."
"His name was Bill Sulis and amazingly he had been bowler hatted out of the Royal Air Force for flying a monoplane upside down and pranging it."

Etymology

Reputed to be from the practice of turning Royal Air Force men out by giving them their bowler hat and telling them to go.

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

bowler hats out (present, singular) bowler hatting out (participle, present) bowler hatted out (participle, past) bowler hatted out (past) bowler-hat out (alternative)

Questions

What does bowler hat out mean?: To eject (someone) from an organization.
Where does bowler hat out come from?: Reputed to be from the practice of turning Royal Air Force men out by giving them their bowler hat and telling them to go.

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