Kiss-me-quick hat explained

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".^{[1] [2]} 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".^[3] 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

Notes and References

1. News: How to have a very British day at the seaside, in pictures. The Telegraph. 17 May 2016.
2. Web site: The Great British seaside museum collections come together for Seaside Heritage project | Culture24.
3. Book: Tom Dalzell. Terry Victor. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. 26 June 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-37252-3. 1332–.