Should mention, I have no issue or problems with calling it something different. It's the term that has been assigned to it, dressing, that is confusing and the reason why I'll just call it stuffing. Maybe if I grew up in a family that used that term I'd be more accustomed to it, but I'm not. In fact, I haven't heard the term until just now since my high school days of working at Boston Market.
My family traditions should have me call tomato sauce for pasta gravy, but I almost never do because I also find that term confusing.