Parka

This article is about the article of clothing. For alternate meanings see Anorak (slang) and Anorak (newspaper) .

An anorak or '''parka''' is a type of heavy Jacket with a Hood , generally lined with Fur or Fun Fur , so as to protect the face from a combination of Freezing temperatures and Wind .

The parka was invented by the Inuit , who needed clothing to protect them from Windchill and wet while Hunting and Kayaking in the arctic region. Underneath the anorak the Inuit wear warm clothes. Inuit anoraks have to be regularly coated with Fish Oil to keep their water resistance.

The word ''anorak'' (from the Greenlandic Inuit ''anoraq'') is mainly used in Britain, interchangeably with ''parka''. An anorak or parka specifically implied a pull-over jacket without a Zipper , Button or frogged opening, but this distinction is now largely lost. In Britain, '' Anorak '' is also a somewhat pejorative term for people whose interests are perceived to be Nerd y, for example Train Spotters .

The Aleut word ''parka'' is the nearly universal name in the United States and Canada. In North America, an anorak is a waterproof jacket with a hood and drawstrings at the waist and cuffs. A parka is a knee-length cold-weather jacket or coat, typically stuffed with down or very warm synthetic fibre, and having a fur-lined hood.

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SEE ALSO

Hoodie

Kenny McCormick , a famed cartoon character from the show South Park , whose orange anorak is the main identifier of his character.

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A traditional Inuit parka at the Sheldon Jackson Museum, in Alaska

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