Beanie

A beanie or skully is a soft, close-fitting cap or hat, which is usually made of wool, synthetic material, or fleece. They are worn low on the head, covering the forehead, and can be pulled down over the ears as well. They can be worn by either sex, but are more commonly worn by men.

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The name "beanie" probably comes from the early-20th century slang term "bean," meaning "head."

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Beanies can have a turn-up, and skullies are sometimes crocheted; otherwise, the terms are interchangeable. There are two main varieties of beanies, those that hug the top of the head, and those that leave the top couple of inches of the hat unstretched on top of the head. Beanies and skullies that are worn as fashion items are often heavily branded with the name of the designer or with other logos or slogans.

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These hats protect the head and ears from cold and wind chill, or are worn as a fashion item. The term beanie is used mainly in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Some English-speakers, especially military, refer to beanies as watch caps. They are also called woollen or wooly hats, or bobble hats if they are topped with a pompon. Canadians often refer to them as tuques. Some varieties are known as stevedore caps; they are also referred to as ski caps or, if worn over the face, as balaclavas.

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Originally, the beanie was a blue-collar working hat, worn by laborers like welders or mechanics who needed to keep their hair back but for whom a brim would be an unnecessary obstruction. Some hat historians believe schoolchildren began wearing skullcaps in imitation of their working-class fathers.

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Beanies were popular among schoolchildren in the early to mid-20th century. The "crown" that Jughead Jones wears in Archie Comics is a form of beanie, as is a cap often worn by Spanky of Our Gang (The Little Rascals). These were also known as "whoopee caps" and "dinks." Since then, the name "beanie" can refer to a child's hat that has a plastic propeller sticking out of the crown. It is probably due to this infantile connotation that some school traditions require each freshman to wear one.

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The baseball cap evolved from this kind of beanie, with the addition of a brim to block the sun.

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Hat: :For the H.A.T. TLAs, see HAT....

Wool: :This article is about wool, the fiber. For alternative meanings see Wool (disambiguation)....

Synthetic: Generally, synthetic means pertaining to synthesis, i.e., the putting-together of two or more parts into a coherent whole, whether by design or by natural processes....

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