# Which dressing gown do you prefer?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162 "2021-02-17T20:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/81 "2021-05-18T17:30:39Z")

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> [@Green\_Bean](#):
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> I think there’s simply a difference in typical American vs. British terminology. We call both the absorbent and non-absorbent types “bathrobes,” while the British seem to differentiate. I knew the difference, but I use the American terminology.

I don’t think we differentiate either, but the other way - they’re all dressing gowns. I’m sure some people have adopted the US term bathrobe for the type you wear after washing, but as a subset of dressing gown.

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