Muslin Squares....What do you call them?

[littlesteph]

Me and my hubby were talking the other day about what other people call muslin squares.

I always worry about calling them muslin just in case I accidently say muslim which I done once in Tesco when asking where they were. actually felt quite bad about it, just in case I had offending anyone who was listening.

We call them Do-Rag.
Hubby has got quite a few people at his work place calling muslin squares do-rags as well, he's even managed to get one of his work mate's wife calling them do-rag.

So what do you call muslin squares?

 

[pinklizzy]

In our house we call them 'snugglies' as my DD uses them as her comforters and has done since she was a newborn!
Before that though I just called them muslins.

 

[liz1985]

Ive never used them. If I was asking for them in a shop id just call them muslin squares. I work in a nursery and a lot of children use them as comforters. The most popular name for them at nursery seems to be snuggies or muzy's.

 

[Wishing_well]

Muslins.

 

[AC1987]

I call them blankies ahha

 

[Katerz]

We call them muzzys. My mum keeps calling them Muslims bless her!

 

[special_kala]

Muslins as thats what they are

 

[supertabby]

I call them muslins.

I wouldn't worry if it slipped out as Muslim one time though - it's only the same as any other mix up, like saying drawer instead of door or something. Muslim isn't an offensive word, it's a word with emotional context to many people but shouldn't be offensive.

 

[babyjan]

I call them muslins and I'm a Muslim myself but wouldn't get offended if someone called it a Muslim sqaure by mistake as I now they probably meant a muslin lol

 

[Tasha]

Muslin

I use to be a nursery worker and muzy's or muslins was what I always heard.

 

[Moulder86]

I call them muzzy's, my oh wasn't sure what I was going on about when I first said we needed to add them to our list! I just got a really funny look

 

[sun]

I've been here for years and still not 100% sure what they are - I always assumed they were receiving blankets in the UK?

 

[Kay_Baby]

Call them muzzies. Most useful thing ever - sick clear up, make shift bib, boob cover, anything. My sister even used one as a temporary nappie once.

 

[Jonesy25]

I call them muslims (always have as i just say it.wrong)....why is saying a word offensive?? Muslims are muslims??

 

[Jonesy25]

Muzzies, muzzy ect is a term used in offence to muslims as far as im aware??x

 

[Tasha]

I've been here for years and still not 100% sure what they are - I always assumed they were receiving blankets in the UK?

It's not a receiving blanket, it's these https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=m...nxhQezuYCABw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=597 Perhaps the closest thing America has is burp cloths but not sure what it's called in Canada

Muzzies, muzzy ect is a term used in offence to muslims as far as im aware??x

I never knew that but you're right according to urban dictionary.

 

[Jonesy25]

I know a few members of a certain well known group regularly in the media that use them terms so as pretty sure it was used as a term of offence, never knew it was on urban dictionary

 

[babyjan]

I've never heard of muzzies.

Just had a look on urban dictionary about it lol!

 

[~Brandy~]

I couldnt imagine a slip up saying muslim would be be offensive.

They are Muslin thats what I would call them. They are made out of completely different material that the actual Do-Rag.. Which I wouldnt use that term as I dont like the origination of the word

 

[Brieanna]

I thought a do-rag was something people wore on their head to protect hair?

Yes, over here they are closest to burp cloths and that's what I call them. Very useful for everything!