OVER THE YEARS, debate has raged in Ireland over what the hell you’re supposed to call these.
Are they hair ties? Bobbins? Bobbles? Gogos? Scrunchies?
Nobody seems to know.
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Last October, we conducted a poll among DailyEdge.ie readers to find out what is the preferred term in Ireland.
We asked people what they called the humble hair tie and presented six options — bobbin, bobble, gogo, hair tie, scrunchie or other.
And there was one clear winner.
Yes, ‘bobbin’ won by a rather resounding margin, taking 49% of the vote. ‘Bobble’, which is basically the same thing as ‘bobbin’ if you ask us, got 21% of the vote. Meanwhile, ‘gogo’ garnered just 17% of the vote.
So we’re calling it, ladies and gentlemen: it’s a bobbin.
After all, it’s the most widely used term and causes minimal confusion — if you ask someone for a bobbin, they’ll immediately know what you’re talking about.
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Gogo on the other hand is only used in certain towns in Ireland and may inspire questions like this…
Bobbin it is.
Hey, at least we don’t call them ‘pony tail holders,’ right?
