thinking cap

English

Etymology

From considering cap[1]

Noun

thinking cap (plural thinking caps)

(humorous) A supposed piece of headgear worn while one is thinking about how to solve a problem.
This project looks like it will be a real challenge – put on your thinking cap!

Translations

imaginary headgear

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: mietintämyssy
Italian: pensatoio (it) m

Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: gorra de pensar f
Swedish: tankehatt c, tänkarhatt c

References

1605 Robert Armin, Foole upon Foole (later A Nest of Ninnies), "The Cobler puts off his considering cap, why sir, sayes he, I sent them home but now."

“thinking cap” (US) / “thinking cap” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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