What are those wooly hats called?

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The tight retro sort that Badly Drawn Boy wears, and at least one of the'Blair Witch' characters, popular since the early nineties, frequently with a none-turn-up hem, wrapping snugly over the ears, as distinct from bobble hats that are somewhat baggier, or even allow the ears to be totally exposed. What is the name of the style>? I own one - it's lilac - and I know these type of hats have a name, coz someone mentioned it in a cafe once, but I was only half listening.

― Billy Query, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

a beanie?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

tuques?

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

A twat-hat?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

(taking sides: twat-hat vs jim-hat)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

a tobogan?

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

A defective sweat-band.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

toboggan:
http://www.chembio.uoguelph.ca/elecpub/dss/f96news/toboggan.jpg

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

More people whould wear toboggans on their heads. The world would be a better place.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

rosemary we call those hats toboggans in Kentucky, and we sled on toboggans too.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Turbo-ggan = jet powered sleigh?

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, I know

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

hstencil-we never called sleds toboggans where i am from in southern ky. we knew other people did, kinda like the lightning bug/firefly dynamic i guess. did you really use the term?

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, it's a beanie, that's it. I should like to order a grey and orange beanie hat, one with a peak - wooly not acrylic. Thanks.

(My head fits all sizes).

― Billy Query, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah we called those sleds with the curvy fronts toboggans altho most kids I knew just used regular sleds or inner tubes.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

this is a toque, eh.
http://www.youhoser.com/pics/doug.jpg

Badly Drawn Boy does not seem to know a stylish enough haberdasher to wear that.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

that's a toboggan with earmuffs, which seems a bit redundant.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

That's funny, where I grew up in Kentucky we called EVERYTHING toboggan. It was like "malkovich malkovich", only with the word toboggan.

This is a lie.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

j mascis to thread

― kephm, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I grew up calling them wooly hats and then some cunt at university called it a beanie and then everything went to shit. This is the way things happen in MY LIFE.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

J Mascis would get along fine with Bob & Doug McKenzie, since B&D know Geddy Lee and I have it on tape that J likes Canadian music.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Any kind of woolen winter hat I'm more comfortable using the Spanish word "gorro." It seems to fit better than "hat."

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

i prefer tuques.

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Only in the last year or so did I ever hear of these hats being called beanies. I would think a beanie would not have a turned up part, be made of thinner fabric, and cover a bit less of your head, kind of like a larger yarmulke.

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

what I've always understood "beanies" to be:
http://joycebeck.com/web101/beanie.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

toques.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

toques = chefs

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.condorcet.com.au/_sponsors/latoque.jpg

Although actually the Internet seems to feel that "toque" means those woolly hats.

― Chris P (Chris P), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

in alaska, those wooly hats are called french ticklers, ya know, cuz it be cold up there, gotta keep the soldier warm;) i'm sorry, i hope i didn't offend anyone

― ryan t, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Woolly hats.

― isadora (isadora), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

we (in my family) have always called them Benny Hats. might be a crossroads reference. or bobble hats if they have bobbles on top of them.

andy

― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

As do most Canadians Chris.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

watch cap

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

A Balmoral Bonnett

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

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