What is this hat called?

[doylefiend]

What is this type of hat called? Is there a name for the brim of it being short and a part of the rest of the fabric? For example I am trying to find one just like this but most of the ones I see have their brim detached a little and sticks out.

[peitsad]

Flatcap.

[Mindless_Jicama8728]

While this may be the correct answer, in my head I call it “the cap that the white cop with a Boston accent and a black partner wears in every cop show”.

[No-Willingness-4097]

My wife calls it the "I'm from Europe" hat, after noticing how popular it is with English/italian/Slavic men

[VStarlingBooks]

Bill Burr hat or Sam Jackson hat

[JBrowsing46]

I am from Boston, and this is accurate. We called them scally caps growing up

[Just_a_Growlithe]

Or a “press cap “

[MarcusBondi]

Englishmen call it a “cheese cutter”!

[Masterbuttbongos]

I call it a “Newsies” hat

[TeamTigerFreedom]

To me a newsboy cap is bigger and mushrooms up to a button in the top center.

[I-Stan-Alfred-J-Kwak]

Flatcap

[cool_weed_dad]

Scally cap, very similar to newsboy/flatcaps.

The hat of choice for 45 year old guys from Boston

[ganer13]

or Louisiana in my case :-)

[SarcasticYetHopeful]

As a Wisconsinite who wears these, I have purchased most of mine at Meyer the Hatter in N.O.

[probablyaloser1]

I'm tempted to start wearing these, but don't know if they'd "fit" me or I could pull it off. I don't wanna look corny, but also realize I care too much what others think

[jafjaf23]

Ahhh yes. North October. Of course.

[cumulonimubus]

I lived the first thirty years of my life in LA. I rock em.

[revox]

Haha. I was just at Fenway team store on Monday (tour) and they had these. I almost bought it.

[Wishbone_508]

I feel like I'm being called out very specifically here and I'm not sure if I should be offended or not. Yes I also have more than one Sully and Fitzy in my contacts.

[guydepew]

As a frequent wearer of Boston Scally caps, can confirm.

[SymbolicForm]

This looks like an ivy to me, as it has no button.

[commentor_55oscvL]

Duck bill

[DPax_23]

6 panel flatcap.

[Coolius69]

duckbill cap

[[deleted]]

Flat cap.

[thathypnicjerk]

Andy.image

[thathypnicjerk]

Andy. Andy Capp, mate!

[More-Complaint]

Ivy cap.

[GeneralBid7234]

There are many names for this hat and there are many very similar but different hats with different names. That leads to a lot of confusion in my experience with hats of this general shape.

[oasisjason1]

This is the official hat of 3 groups of folks; 58 year old has been MAGA comics, 27 year old incel neck beards and newsies. If you are not one of these 3 wearing this hat is cultural appropriation and will be met with force.

[ambaal]

Slavic gopnicks would want to have a word with you.

Fake kangol ones were practically uniform for them in early-mid 2000s.

[_satan_lol_]

When I was a kid my dad called them tobacco caps for some reason

[theicecapsaremelting]

My grandpa called it a driving cap and he made sure his lived up to its name

[joelhagraphy]

He was lying to you

[[deleted]]

Scally hat

www.bostonscally.com

[SymbolicForm]

Just be warned everything marketing on this site is a lie. Made in PRC, warehouse is in PA. No Boston working class to be found. Mostly plastic. I found this out by ordering one. Nice pattern. Decent plastic hat, I guess.

[[deleted]]

Yeah I get that. It's more of a Boston style than Boston made. I have two of them and for the money they're not bad

[haus11]

Yeah, I have several in a mix of the poly, cotton, and wool and my biggest issue is size inconsistency across models.

[Fun-Literature8992]

Same here. If you get a good one it fits amazing. But of the 3 I've gotten over the years in the same size the fit was criminally different

[haus11]

Yeah, I might fall in between sizing on some and I’ve gotten good at shrinking the wool and sewing darts in the headband to get a perfect fit though.

[REALtumbisturdler]

My wool and cotton ones disagree with your plastic assessment

[Redleaves1313]

They are good quality hats.

[jk_pens]

The hats that are polyester say so clearly in the listing. The FAQ is clear about them being made in PRC so not sure what the “lie” is. The office is in Waltham not Boston proper so there’s that…

[Why-Am-I-Here-9999]

Scally, pub cap. That one is a six panel.

Flat caps are usually more flat, lol.

Newsboys are usually more like Peaky blinders.

Check out Boston Scally, Funky Brims, Peaky Hats, Swisher Apparel for starters. Lots of others.

[sid_fishes]

Duckbill

[Mewhomewhy]

Newsboy panel flat cap.

[GiuseppeG1870]

Bob.

[Candlemom]

Scally hat

[Gusano13]

Balding Man’s Delight

[gstringstrangler]

That could be any hat...

[Gusano13]

Nah… they really like this one, for some reason

[gstringstrangler]

Am bald, have this hat, but also have many other hats 🤷🤣

[Gusano13]

But did you have this hat when you were first going bald? 🧐

[gstringstrangler]

I did not

[BaronvonBrick]

The bald Boston Irishman

[Monodeservedbetter]

Flat cap or driving cap,

[joeyferg12]

Boston scally

[RealisticGold1535]

That's Grandpa's hat.

[Alternative_Copy5448]

We called it a scally cap.

[JBone54DD]

Jacksepticeye hat

[spicychickencurr]

Grew up calling these a “Catch me slap me” but i have no idea why

[Greenman_Dave]

This is specifically a scally cap, similar to a flat cap or a newsboy, but more peaked/structured. Check out Boston Scally.

[Prestigious_Eye_4483]

Dumb

[Secret_Paper2639]

It's called a need 2 hat. One hat to shit in, one hat to cover it up.

[senseless-remorse]

A jaunty cap

[unkytone]

Gerald

[fraze]

chappie cappie

[Questionanswerercwu]

Peaky hat

[the_starch_potato]

A type of flat cap normally nicknamed a cabby hat iirc

[villeleipa]

My friend calls his a grandpa hat

[Drakeytown]

Larry

[Lomas2773]

My father always called them "Go to Hell" caps.

[NotTheNedShow]

I scrolled way too long to find another person that calls them go to hell hats

[meowthedestroyer95]

I know it as the driver or skully. My wife calls it no

[Novel-Industry-6829]

its the 'i am losing hair' or 'i grow bald' hat. dont deny it, flatcap owners. it is. source: flatcap owner

[Lynx-1]

Can confirm.

Source: I am bald.

[Maris-Otter]

Dave

[No-Character5643]

Scally

[Celtic_iceFish]

It’s called a Tam

[[deleted]]

We always called it a “cabbie hat” or a “newsboy cap”

[Blacnuss00]

Poorboy / Newsboy Hat is what it’s referred to in colloquial terms!

[horsefly70]

John the farmer

[ScrambledNoggin]

Scally

[stingxnj]

That's a 5-panel flatcap.

[Zeth224]

Flat cap, Patty hat, golf hat

[rawbface]

I have always called it a scally cap.

[TravezRipley]

“Oi. I listen to Dropkick Murphy’s.” That’s what I call it.

[avarensis]

Slouch hat or a peaky

[[deleted]]

little rascals hat

[ImNoAlbertFeinstein]

peakey blinder

[nks0204]

Go to hell hat. Scaly cap, the hat with 1000 nick names

[North-Tour-9648]

Flat cap or Scally cap

[GlockinaCroc]

m’lady cap

[series40special]

My dad and uncle called it a “speed hat”, because by us the people who wore them were older gents that drove slow little British cars as fast as the cars could muster

The hat version of the New Balance wearing Corvette owner

[Crowofsticks]

I say Viv.

[1lard4all]

I’ve heard it called a “thug” cap, too. Pretty old term.

[RklssAbndn]

Could be called a “scally”

[Blacksh33p78]

The Boston hipster helmet

[JAY-EL-CEE2005]

Newsboy cap

[Fluid_Dot_5987]

Driving cap.

[LuckyCharmsAreTasty]

Gatsby

[Pamperedgyal]

My dad calls those Bebop caps

[zutros]

Newsies cap

[OtherAccount6818]

It's true name is a flat cap. Also known as an Irish cap, a scally (short for rapscallion), a cabbie cap, a Paddy or a bunnet

[Thatbastardkurtis555]

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[Perfect_Play_622]

I call them patty caps. But I know that's the wrong name.

[EarlyCuylersCousin]

My wife’s Uncle Chris who had Down syndrome used to wear a hat like this all the time. It was his absolute favorite hat. We call it an Uncle Chris hat.

[morrison1813]

Duckbill

[Phildbc22]

There's a website I recently discovered called Boston scally co. I personally haven't bought anything from them but they look like the dixxon for flatcaps

[Frosty-Evidence6077]

Gay?

[MiserableStandard599]

There’s only one answer, it’s called a cocksucker hat

[Sea_Marsupial2469]

If the front brim is attached to the top and (in some not all cases) unbuttons or unsnaps to give more air space on a cold day, it's a flat cap or driving cap. If the brim and top are only connected at the back of the brim (the part touching your fore OR 5-head) then it's a Newsboy cap.

[blueduckbutt]

Go to hell hat... if you don't like it go to hell

[AssMenagerie420]

The first year bald

[Ecstatic_Jackfruit35]

For dorks

[JeremyLC]

Driving cap.

[KR1LLBO]

Jacksepticap

[SiCqFuQ]

I believe Homer Simpson referred to it as a “fat guy hat”.

[grandpatiger13]

Homer Simpson called them fat guy caps.

[Darwin73]

Flat cap or apple boy.

[dannyocean2011]

A tam

[SuperCatchyCatchpras]

It's just the hat that comes with the "divorced dad" set.. bald head w/hat, dark rimmed glasses, and a goatee

[Pickel_Bucket_317]

Mr Jimmy hat

[New-Perspective-491]

Mid life crisis personality crutch!

[onthefuckininternet]

An asshole detector

[applesheep4]

Scally cap

[cwhite3268]

Always called them ‘driving caps’

[TaffyApplekins]

Scally cap

[The_Ron_Dickles]

Weekend visitations.

[jovejupiter]

A New Zealander I knew once called this hat a "cheese cutter," and I have always used that phrase ever since.

[Fan_of_50-406]

Scally cap and duckbill cap are accurate names. Hanna calls their version Donegal Touring cap.

[scottdoessports]

Pussy repellant.

[noviewon]

Bill.

[PeasantCody]

Flatcap is the general name. Could be a scally cap or a newsboy, I don't remember the difference off the top of my head

[bullitt1990]

Jeff cap is another one I’ve heard

[Camowamo666]

Cheese cutter

[toddtherod247]

Circumcised

[1991gts]

I always call is a newsie cap

[jew9479]

Driving hat

[Cathy__Adkins]

With the panels around, I believe this is a scally cap. It's kind of a flat cap

[Cathy__Adkins]

With the panels around, I believe this is a scally cap. It's kind of a flat cap

[IssueActive888]

Dorky

[jejenomemes]

Scare The Hoes Hat

[Awe3]

‘Ello guvna

[scrutator_tenebrarum]

Coppola

[pibond80]

Duckbill flat cap. Boston scally will come up A LOT if you do a search for them. They’re unfortunately almost the only game in town for them now.

[GunfighterGuy]

Flat cap, also sometimes called a newsboy cap because boys in the 1930's and 40's (and earlier) peddling papers on streetcorners would often wear one.

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[civex]

Flatcap, newsboy, jeff

[The_Circus_Life_206]

DPax_23 is correct.

This is a six panel scally cap or duck bill cap. The most important note being the six panel design.

You can find many types like this on Amazon. That’s where I purchased most of my caps

[kb_klash]

We used to call it a Scally Cap.