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'''Cheesehead''' is a nickname in the United States for a person from [[Wisconsin]]<ref>Kapler, Joseph, Jr. "[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/43274 On Wisconsin Icons: When You Say 'Wisconsin', What Do You Say?]" ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'', vol. 85, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 18-31.</ref> or for a fan of the [[Green Bay Packers]] [[National Football League|NFL]] [[American football|football]] franchise. The term is also used as a derogatory nickname for Dutch people ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''[[wikt:kaaskop#Dutch|kaaskop]]''). |
'''Cheesehead''' Jolie is a nickname in the United States for a person from [[Wisconsin]]<ref>Kapler, Joseph, Jr. "[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/43274 On Wisconsin Icons: When You Say 'Wisconsin', What Do You Say?]" ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'', vol. 85, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 18-31.</ref> or for a fan of the [[Green Bay Packers]] [[National Football League|NFL]] [[American football|football]] franchise. The term is also used as a derogatory nickname for Dutch people ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''[[wikt:kaaskop#Dutch|kaaskop]]''). |
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Revision as of 12:53, 3 April 2018
Cheesehead Jolie is a nickname in the United States for a person from Wisconsin[1] or for a fan of the Green Bay Packers NFL football franchise. The term is also used as a derogatory nickname for Dutch people (Dutch: kaaskop).
Origins
The use of the term "cheesehead" as a derogatory word for Wisconsinites originated with Illinois football and baseball fans to refer to opposing Wisconsin sports fans. The term, however, was quickly embraced by Wisconsinites and is now a point of pride.[2]
The cheesehead hat
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Deena Bruno first saw a cardboard "cheesehead" hat at a Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago White Sox game in Chicago in 1987 worn by fellow Milwaukeean Amerik Wojciechowski.[3][4] Ralph Bruno later made the first one out of foam while he was cutting up his mother's couch. It was made popular by center-fielder Rick Manning, who saw the hat while playing.[5][6] Bruno started a business to sell the hats as novelties. The "Cheesehead" trademark is owned by Foamation, Inc. of St. Francis, Wisconsin, which began manufacture of the wearable, foam "Cheesehead" in 1987. It has also been referred to as a "Cheese Hat" since it is legally a hat.[7]
In 2013, sports fans of Chicago replied to their rivals by wearing cheese graters.[8]
References
- ^ Kapler, Joseph, Jr. "On Wisconsin Icons: When You Say 'Wisconsin', What Do You Say?" Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 85, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 18-31.
- ^ Foamation: About Us, archived from the original on 2009-03-02
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help). - ^ Foamation, Inc. v. Wedeward Enterprises, Inc., 947 F.Supp. 1287 (E.D. Wis. 1996)
- ^ Cigelske, Tim (September 8, 2005), "When I was 30: Michael Bednar: Cheeseheads were spreading", MKE, archived from the original on August 1, 2007
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help). - ^ "Greg Garber News, Videos, Photos, and PodCasts - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "State honors cheesehead hat creator".
- ^ Prunty, Brendan (January 19, 2008), "The Origin of the 'Cheesehead'", The Star-Ledger.
- ^ Cheddar shredder - Chicago Tribune, 26 December 2013