Clicky: What do call the thing your DC wears over their clothing?

armywife7205 · January 2010

I was reading a book tonight and it called it a Coat... I have always called it a Jacket w/DD. I know both words are used interchangeably.... [Poll]

mabst196 · January 2010

I use both.

chasingamyandmatt · January 2010

IMO, a coat is heavy (or fancy) a jacket is light and casual.

purplepuggles · January 2010

winter/heavy = coat

spring/fall/lightweight = jacket

armywife7205 · January 2010

Oh and SS.... post your choice word... it didnt save my option for that! GRR

mavs_girl07 · January 2010

chasingamyandmatt:
IMO, a coat is heavy (or fancy) a jacket is light and casual.

This. If it's heavy, I call it a coat. If it's light, then I call it a jacket.

KeepingItLowKey · January 2010

I probably say both and wouldn't raise an eyebrow at either one.

J+O · January 2010

I use coat in the winter more, jacket for spring/fall.

ToBeMrsT · January 2010

purplepuggles:
winter/heavy = coat
spring/fall/lightweight = jacket

ditto this

ms_mellor · January 2010

I mostly say coat, but I probably wouldn't even notice if I used the word jacket. I actually had to think about it.

armywife7205 · January 2010

Hmmm see it makes sense... DD calls hers a 'Jack' maybe she could have said coat HAHA....

SBear12 · January 2010

I use both... Lyla has started calling it her "co" though, so I must say coat more often!

JulyFiveBride · January 2010

Both completely interchangeably. DH thinks coat and jacket are two completely different things though. Sometimes I'll say "will you grab my green jacket?" and he'll go "What green jacket? OH your green coat. Yeah." I have no clue what the difference is so I just go "uh yeah. That's what I meant." lol

chatty6176 · January 2010

I use both depending on the season. right now i call it coat....spring is jacket

PhilsWife07 · January 2010

chasingamyandmatt:
IMO, a coat is heavy (or fancy) a jacket is light and casual.

This!

SarahBukisi · January 2010

i use Coat for a heaver, warmer one for winter.

jackets are lighter and for the fall/spring.

queenie521 · January 2010

I use both as well

JARbaby · January 2010

A coat is heavier for Winter and a jacket is for Spring/Fall when it is cool but not cold. So both.

cbwm · January 2010

Both.

To me, a coat is heavy and used for super cold weather. A jacket is lighter and used in spring/fall weather.

k8elee03 · January 2010

It's Florida, baby, so I call it a sweater. Except that it's super cold right now (Florida style), so it's a sweater with a blanket because she doesn't own either a coat or a jacket. (Well, she had a coat up north for Christmas, and I left it there.)

I guess I'd use them fairly interchangeably. Wait, maybe not. I did have a winter coat or a winter jacket, but I didn't have a spring coat. Does that make any sense? I wouldn't use the word "coat" for something light.

IckyThump · January 2010

Special snowflake here. I think I use both equally.

lpennie16 · January 2010

I use both.

jessicasuzann · January 2010

I see it more as a length issue than a seasonal issue.

HIgher than hips= jacket

lower than hips= coat

Ex: You can have a springtime, lightweight raincoat, and a puffy, heavyweight ski jacket. The raincoat is longer, and the ski jacket hits around the waist.