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minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·11か月前Genericisation. It happens all the time! Other examples (that are at least used generically in the UK). Astroturf, bubble wrap, hoover, hovercraft, jacuzzi, rollerblades and tarmac.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11か月前Aspirin (and bandaids in the US)
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211か月前Kitty Litter ** heard this one on the podcast Under the Influence Spotify link.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11か月前Kleenex, Frisbee (which was actually a pie company), Google
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211か月前Did you hear the podcast too? I forgot about the Frisbee pie company part of the episode.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11か月前I’m not a podcast guy. That’s a certified Dad Fact™️ lol
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11か月前Recently learned that “dumpster” is a brand name for a “skip bin.” “This skip bin fire of a government agency” just doesn’t have the same ring to it though.
Genericisation. It happens all the time!
Other examples (that are at least used generically in the UK).
Astroturf, bubble wrap, hoover, hovercraft, jacuzzi, rollerblades and tarmac.
Aspirin
(and bandaids in the US)
Kitty Litter
** heard this one on the podcast Under the Influence Spotify link.
Kleenex, Frisbee (which was actually a pie company), Google
Did you hear the podcast too? I forgot about the Frisbee pie company part of the episode.
I’m not a podcast guy. That’s a certified Dad Fact™️ lol
Recently learned that “dumpster” is a brand name for a “skip bin.”
“This skip bin fire of a government agency” just doesn’t have the same ring to it though.