why are stocking caps called toboggan's in the southeastern US?

Answer 1

Just one of those things. Redional dialect is fascinating. We call them beanies here, while Canadians call them toques.

Answer 2

Stocking caps are not the same as toques or watch caps or beanie hats or whatever you want to call them. You don't often see stocking caps anymore. They were a pull on (or tie on) winter hat that had a really long tail, resembling a stocking. You could actually wrap it round your neck so it did double duty as a scarf. I think perhaps they lost favour when it became obvious that they were a safety hazard for skiers and small children.

I know that illustrations show "stocking caps" as the above-named toques etc. but just the ones with the long tails were the real stocking caps. And I know this because I wore them as a kid and a teenager.

Answer 3

I've never heard stocking caps being called toboggans and I am from the southeast. We call some hats toboggans they look like beanie hats.

Answer 4

This is just a guess, but they probably originally called them 'toboggan caps' because they're caps worn while tobogganing and just dropped the 'caps' over time. I personally wear a toque while toboganning... :)

Answer 5

I live in the south and cannot answer that. But I have often wondered why stocking caps were called stocking caps. I mean stocking go on the legs. Right? I have heard them called watch caps too. So semantics will prevail as my final answer.

Answer 6

The south has its own slang. A paper sack is a Poke
A soft drink is a dope. This away means to the right / Thataway means to the left. I don't know abour toboggan propably because you wore it in the winter sled riding.

Answer 7

Why are you such an a$$hole?