tin hat
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Meaning · English
The steel helmet worn by soldiers during World War I.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
They could live on jerked goat, the strong black coffee they called 'boiler compound,' and hash cooked in a tin hat.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tin hat” mean?
The steel helmet worn by soldiers during World War I.
Is “tin hat” formal or informal?
tin hat is generally slang.