titfer

slang A hat. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "titfer" is short for "titfer tat" ("tit for tat"), which rhymes with "hat." Primarily heard in UK. I'm looking for a man in a red titfer—have you seen him? It's pretty cold out today—you should really wear a titfer.

See also:

pass the hat
pass the hat (around)
pass the hat, to
top hat
keep (something) under (one's) hat
keep (something) under one's hat, to
keep something under your hat
keep under hat
keep under one's hat
stovepipe hat

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