titfer

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.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • pass the hat
  • pass the hat (around)
  • top hat
  • keep (something) under (one's) hat
  • keep something under your hat
  • keep under hat
  • keep under one's hat
  • stovepipe hat
  • (as) black as (one's) hat
  • hat