Friday fun: Bywords!

[nairiporter]

This article about the most common bywords that we South Africans have adopted through the years, has reminded me to ask you guys about the bywords you're used to. Every culture and nation has their own, after all. Names that originally meant specific brands of products have become so commonplace that nowadays they denote the entire segment of

Comments

[merig00]

Hmm well in fUSSR pampers were used for dipers and xerox (to xerox etc) for copy maching and making copies.

[htpcl]

Same here in BG. Also, Vero for dishwashing chemical.

[tcpip]

What's a photocopier?

[oportet]

I think Crock-pot is used more here than slow-cooker - I call my slow-cooker a crock-pot and it really isn't. I'll also say I'm drinking a coke or going to get a coke when I'm just as likely having a root beer or Dr. Pepper or maybe even sweet tea. We kinda use Clorox as a synonym for bleach. I buy the off brand ibuprofen but still call them Advil (same goes for Aleve).

also...

[oportet]

solo cups and ziploc bags...