2006-09-16 03:12:59 · 10 answers · asked by Happy. 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
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2006-09-16 03:14:48 · update #1
The ones we wear I mean......
2006-09-16 03:17:56 · update #2
Cause they were so tight going over the head the kids used to jump around alot.
2006-09-16 03:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they dont really jump, someone pushes them off the building. The jumping bit is just an illusion!
2006-09-16 10:16:15 · answer #2 · answered by mistickle17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been wondering that all my life. Gee, we wore jumpers in the fifties! So you can tell I am the oldest fossil around these here parts!
2006-09-16 12:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's short for wooly jumper which is a nickname for sheep as they have wool and they jump.
Work it out from there.
2006-09-16 10:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by tfd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the OED, it probably comes from the dialect word 'jump' meaning "short coat", which itself is likely to have come from the arabic: jubba.
2006-09-16 10:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by Michael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Quechua language...chompa ...meaning loose outer jacket...and of course we probably didnt know how to say chompa..so there you go jumper..was born..
2006-09-16 10:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sunseaandair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's conducive for jumping, after you wear it.
2006-09-16 10:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by floozy_niki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well ... i guess because they are about to jump so that is just the name given lol
2006-09-16 10:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by superdaniel417 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question...
2006-09-16 10:56:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because sheep jump don't you know!!
2006-09-16 10:17:51 · answer #10 · answered by peter s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋