I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”.
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@gedeonm @ashkendo This says the term originated in the Appalachian area of US.
"What is a toboggan? Toboggan is a winter hat and has its origin in the south of the USA. It is not just any other winter hat that is referred to as toboggan; it has to be a knit hat. It is also important to point out that toboggan, to New Englanders and a majority of northern USA, is a wooden sled."
Who Calls A Hat A Toboggan? - Bliss Tulle
In the United States south and midwest, especially Appalachia, it is often called a "toboggan".
Bliss Tulle (blisstulle.com)
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I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.
1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucer
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@ashkendo I hate to say it but you were raised wrong then
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@ashkendo I hate to say it but you were raised wrong then
@gedeonm well, then!!! I’m just going to put on my toboggan and ride my sled out of here.
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@gedeonm @ashkendo This goes into more detail. "The word "toboggan," which many associate with a sled, actually dates back to the 1820s as a French-Canadian adaptation of an Algonquian word, possibly Mi'kmaq or Abenaki, that described a type of sled. Over time, especially in the southern U.S. where snow is scarce, the connection between "toboggan" and "sled" faded, leaving "toboggan" to primarily refer to a wool hat."
Anyway, that was an unexpected rabbit hole.
The difference between beanie, toboggan and touque - Knowledge
The difference between beanie, toboggan and touque
(www.sewingman.com)
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I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.
1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucer@gedeonm you have been misinformed. I am a lifelong Canadian born to lifelong Canadians and none of us at all have ever heard of toques being called toboggans by Canadians before.
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@gedeonm @ashkendo This goes into more detail. "The word "toboggan," which many associate with a sled, actually dates back to the 1820s as a French-Canadian adaptation of an Algonquian word, possibly Mi'kmaq or Abenaki, that described a type of sled. Over time, especially in the southern U.S. where snow is scarce, the connection between "toboggan" and "sled" faded, leaving "toboggan" to primarily refer to a wool hat."
Anyway, that was an unexpected rabbit hole.
The difference between beanie, toboggan and touque - Knowledge
The difference between beanie, toboggan and touque
(www.sewingman.com)
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I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.
1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucerWhat do you consider a “toboggan”?
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@gedeonm well, then!!! I’m just going to put on my toboggan and ride my sled out of here.
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What do you consider a “toboggan”?
@gedeonm I’m voting from my local Canadian embassy as we speak. Going to give them a piece of my mind.
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I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.
1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucer@gedeonm this toot sleighs.
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@gedeonm you have been misinformed. I am a lifelong Canadian born to lifelong Canadians and none of us at all have ever heard of toques being called toboggans by Canadians before.
@msh I’M CANADIAN!
My entire father’s side is French Canadian and I’ve also never heard of anyone calling a hat a toboggan until today. Apparently some do however, maybe they moved there from the southern United States where apparently it was adopted the name for a knit winter hat.
I’m stupified by all of this, truly.
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What do you consider a “toboggan”?
@gedeonm If it helps, the hat gets its name from the sled. That is, it is literally a type of hat suitable for use while tobogganing.
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