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minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 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-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoAspirin (and bandaids in the US)
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoKitty Litter ** heard this one on the podcast Under the Influence Spotify link.
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 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.
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.
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.