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minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoGenericisation. 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-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoRecently 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.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoAspirin (and bandaids in the US)
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoKleenex, Frisbee (which was actually a pie company), Google
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-214 days agoDid you hear the podcast too? I forgot about the Frisbee pie company part of the episode.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoI’m not a podcast guy. That’s a certified Dad Fact™️ lol
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.
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.
Aspirin
(and bandaids in the US)
Kitty Litter
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