I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.

1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucer

What do you consider a “toboggan”?
A knit winter hat
8.4%
A wooden sled
87.4%
I’ve never heard the word until now
4.2%
Poll ended at .
@gedeonm I’m voting from my local Canadian embassy as we speak. Going to give them a piece of my mind.
@gedeonm If it helps, the hat gets its name from the sled. That is, it is literally a type of hat suitable for use while tobogganing.
@jwisser @gedeonm The Canadian judges (me; I’m the Canadian judge) are NOT accepting that answer at this time. 🧐🤪🇨🇦
@gedeonm in France that’s what we call a 🛝
@gedeonm can mean slide in Spanish, un tobogán 🤔
@gedeonm That is a reassuring result. 😀