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Do you say housecoat or dressing gown?

122 replies

FleetingGlance · 24/08/2022 13:06

Roundabout or island?
Roll or bun or cob or bap?

OP posts:
PanicAtTheBigTesco · 24/08/2022 13:07

Dressing gown
Roundabouts and islands are too different things surely?
Barm

Mythril · 24/08/2022 13:08

Housecoat.
Roundabout.
Bun. Sometimes roll.

(Im from Canada)

ShesNotTheMessiah · 24/08/2022 13:10

dressing gown
roundabout
roll

titchy · 24/08/2022 13:13

Dressing gown
Roundabout for roundabout (that cars go round)
Island for island (pedestrian bit in middle of road)
Bread roll (or barm when visiting family Grin)

DappledThings · 24/08/2022 13:13

Roundabouts and islands are too different things surely
Not in the Midlands and not when in relation to roads.

Northernshepherd · 24/08/2022 13:14

Dressing gown
Roundabout
Cake (sorry know that wasn't a given option)

Pixiedust1234 · 24/08/2022 13:16

Housecoats are different to dressing gowns though?? Thats like comparing trousers to skirts.

Roundabout
Cob...unless the cafe is selling baps or rolls, then I use their terminology.
Bun is sweet, not savoury. Eg Chelsea bun

girlmom21 · 24/08/2022 13:20

Robe/dressing gown
Roundabout and island are interchangeable
Cob or bap depending on if it's crusty

LionessesRules · 24/08/2022 13:21

Housecoats and dressing gowns are different.
Roundabouts and islands are different.

Roll, unless it's a burger bun.

Lemonbell · 24/08/2022 13:21

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Plantstrees · 24/08/2022 13:22

Dressing gown
Roundabout (Island is something else)
Bread roll

FrangipaniBlue · 24/08/2022 13:23

LionessesRules · 24/08/2022 13:21

Housecoats and dressing gowns are different.
Roundabouts and islands are different.

Roll, unless it's a burger bun.

I have a feeling we probably live in the sane county 😂

TreacheryPepper · 24/08/2022 13:23

Dressing gown, cob.

I say roundabout but grew up calling it an island.

Working class East Midlands

DelphiniumBlue · 24/08/2022 13:24

Aren't housecoat and dressing gown 2 different things?
A dressing gown goes over PJs or you put it on after a bath/shower to keep warm.
A housecoat has the same purpose as an apron, it goes over clothes to protect them while you are doing housework.
I actually don't use either: a hoody is more efficient at keeping you warm , and doesn't have sleeves that dangle annoyingly, and an apron is quick to take on and off.
Then I will have a roll if it's bread like with soup or instead of a sandwich, but a bun is something sweet, like a Chelsea bun. A bap is something that goes with a burger, bigger and flatter and more floury than a roll or a bun. Not sure what I'd describe a cob as, maybe it's like a mini baguette, sort of torpedo shaped.
A roundabout is a thing cars go round, but it could have an island in the middle of it if it's a very big one. To me an island is a small thing in the middle of a busy road where you can pause when crossing.
Anyway, I know this is all different depending where you are from...I'm a Londoner.

Cece92 · 24/08/2022 13:24

House coat
Roundabout
Roll

LifeContinuesToChallengeMe · 24/08/2022 13:24

LionessesRules · 24/08/2022 13:21

Housecoats and dressing gowns are different.
Roundabouts and islands are different.

Roll, unless it's a burger bun.

This

Ohahjustalittlebit · 24/08/2022 13:25

Dressing gown - irrationally hate the term housecoat
Roundabout
Roll

Ireland.

SheWoreYellow · 24/08/2022 13:25

We need a picture for each 😊

Dressing gown, for a towelling thing. House coat as in picture.
roundabout for a thing cars drive round. Island for where pedestrians cross.
roll for a bread roll.

Do you say housecoat or dressing gown?
MrsMoastyToasty · 24/08/2022 13:26

Me (English)- dressing gown
DH (Scottish)- gownie, pronounced something like "goonie"

Me - pop
DH - ginger

Me- Daps or trainers
DH- gutties or trainers

Me - carrier bag
DH- poke

Me- armpits
DH- oxters.

lottiegarbanzo · 24/08/2022 13:28

Housecoat and dressing gown are different things. Housecoats are those horrible nylon things women used to wear over their clothes when cleaning, a la Norah Batty.

Roundabout and island are different things, in the traffic sense. I've always understood 'traffic island' as one of those mid-road crossing points. Maybe I've misunderstood that!

ErrolTheDragon · 24/08/2022 13:34

lottiegarbanzo · 24/08/2022 13:28

Housecoat and dressing gown are different things. Housecoats are those horrible nylon things women used to wear over their clothes when cleaning, a la Norah Batty.

Roundabout and island are different things, in the traffic sense. I've always understood 'traffic island' as one of those mid-road crossing points. Maybe I've misunderstood that!

Yes.

And what I call individual bread products depends on what they are, and where I am. 'Roll' is the generic default.

itsthesoundofthepolice · 24/08/2022 13:36

Housecoat/dressing gown I use both.
Roundabout
Roll

WendyAndDave · 24/08/2022 13:36

Nora in her housecoat (under the cardigan)

Do you say housecoat or dressing gown?
Luredbyapomegranate · 24/08/2022 13:38

Dressing gown
RBS and islands are different things
roll

Luredbyapomegranate · 24/08/2022 13:39

ErrolTheDragon · 24/08/2022 13:34

Yes.

And what I call individual bread products depends on what they are, and where I am. 'Roll' is the generic default.

I was about to say I didn’t really know what a housecoat was…