Bad - Hat

Fraying, staining, or losing its original shape.

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In the early 1800s, this phrase became more than just a passing comment—it was a phenomenon. As described by Charles Mackay in Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841), idle crowds would wait, watching for a passerby wearing a hat that showed "signs, however slight, of ancient service." Fraying, staining, or losing its original shape

Too many accessories, feathers, or pins added to an otherwise simple hat. idle crowds would wait

A formal hat worn with gym clothes, or vice-versa.