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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why is it called a "beanie"? I can't see any connection between woolly hats and beans.
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Yes I'm from the UK, no idea why beanie, it's just the term I've heard friends/family use to refer to that kind of hat.
Just done a straw poll here, 1 never heard the term bobble hat, 2 others knew what it was but said they call it a pom-pom hat and thought bobble hat was a 60's term.
Either way, first time I've heard of it despite having seen people wearing them now and then (although mostly the non bobble variety)
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Sorry, TM, I still don't see why it's called that. Apologies if I'm being dense. So it's more of a "skull cap" than a woolly hat?
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Look at the picture again and think "Mr Bean"
Afaik, beanie is what we'd call the bobble hat in your picture if you took a pair of scissors to the bobble
and I've no idea why it's called a beanie either. I guess the confusion has come about though due to people I've met referring (perhaps incorrectly) to both types as a beanie whether it had the bobble or not, although in 99% of cases people just say "pass me my hat"