Kiss-me-quick hat

A kiss-me-quick hat is a British seaside novelty hat, typically bearing the words "Kiss me quick" or "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slow". Culturally, The Daily Telegraph describes them as "one step up from a knotted handkerchief".

Rhyming slang and derivative terms

"Kiss me quick" has been used as rhyming slang for "prick". Also used as an -ism as in "kiss-me-kwik seaside towns." - describing "cheap, dated, seaside towns" according to Partridge.

See also

• Buntal hat
• Breton (hat)
• Boater
• Panama hat
• Rock (confectionery)
• Sailor hat
• Straw hat
• Sun hat

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