'What do YOU call them?' Jenna Bush Hager sparks a frenzied fashion debate on TikTok after asking her followers what the correct name is for her SHOES

Jenna Bush Hager sparked a fashion debate on TikTok after asking fans to weigh in on the proper term for her cozy monogrammed mules.

The Today host was leaving work after a day of filming the morning show with her co-star Hoda Kotb when she stopped and pointed to her footwear.

‘Do you call these house shoes or slippers?’ Bush Hager, 42, asked.

‘I call them house shoes — and I’m wearing them on the streets of New York,’ the Texas native added, the irony not lost on her.

Jenna Bush Hager, 42, went viral on TikTok after asking fans what they would call her cream velvet mules

‘Do you call these house shoes or slippers?’ the Today host asked. ‘I call them house shoes – and I’m wearing them on the streets of New York’

The elegant cream velvet slip-on mules were lined with fur and monogrammed with her initials ‘JBH’ in silver.

The former first daughter didn’t say what brand they were, but they looked strikingly similar to Birdies’ ‘Phoebe’ mule, which is described as being a slipper.

The $85 shoes feature faux fur lining and a rubber sole for indoor and outdoor wear.

Bush Hager paired the slip-ons with kick-flare jeans featuring a raw hem and a black sweatshirt with gold buttons at the shoulder.

She had a cognac leather bag slung over her shoulder, and she carried her green puffy coat and cellphone.

The eight-second clip ended with the mother of three hopping into the backseat of the black SUV that was waiting at the curb for her.

‘What do you call them — house shoes or slippers?’ she asked again in the caption.

The video has been viewed more than 270,000 times and has received nearly 150 comments since it was posted on February 20.

If Bush Hager was hoping for a definitive answer, she didn’t get one. Commenters were divided over whether they were slippers or house shoes.

Merriam-Webster defines a slipper as being a ‘light low-cut shoe that is easily slipped on the foot,’ which her shoes are. 

The viral clip ended with the mother of three hopping into the backseat of the black SUV that was waiting at the curb for her

Many TikTok users who called the mules ‘house shoes’ noted that they grew up in the South, where the term is more widely used. Others were firmly on ‘Team Slipper’

Bush Hager didn’t say what brand they were, but they looked strikingly similar to Birdies’ ‘Phoebe’ slipper (pictured)

The English dictionary doesn’t have an entry for ‘house shoe,’ but the definition for a house slipper is a ‘slipper for indoor wear.’ 

A house shoe is essentially another term for a slipper, making both labels correct. 

Many TikTok users who called the mules ‘house shoes’ noted that they grew up in the South, where the term is more widely used.

‘Texas girl…House shoes,’ one person responded.

‘House shoes! It’s a Texas thing,’ someone else explained.

‘House shoes sounds way more dignified,’ another added.

One house shoe fan also offered Bush Hager a cleaning tip, writing, ‘If I’m feeling lazy, I take a Clorox wipe to the bottom so I can keep wearing them in the house.’ 

‘Genius,’ the Today star replied.

Others were firmly on ‘Team Slipper,’ which further suggested that the terminology is merely a regional preference.

‘Slippers all the way!’ one commenter insisted.

‘Slippers,’ another replied. ‘See I’m from Maryland. Do [you] say housecoat or robe??’

‘Slippers in Iowa!’ someone else added.

Some also offered a third option, saying they call them ‘bedroom shoes.’