Items Called by their Brand Names

These are items/actions that are generally referred to as their brand name in colloquial speech.
  • Aspirin [sub. Your Mom]
  • Band-Aid
  • Bubbler [sub. Chris Rodey]
  • Chapstick [sub. MJH]
  • Coke (general term for soft drink in Southern USA)
  • Docket
  • Frisbee [sub. MJH]
  • Google [sub. Mike M.]
  • Hoover (general term for vacuum in UK)
  • Jeep [sub. Your Mom]
  • Jello [sub. Your Mom]
  • Kleenex
  • Krazy Glue [sub. MJH]
  • Magic Marker [sub. Brendan N.]
  • Moped [sub. Chris Rodey]
  • Ping Pong [sub. Your Mom]
  • Popsicle [sub. Your Mom]
  • Port-O-Potty [sub. April]
  • Post-It
  • Rollerblades
  • Sharpie
  • Tivo [sub. Brendan N.]
  • Tupperware
  • Velcro [sub. Your Mom]
  • Walkman [sub. MJH]
  • Windex [sub. Your Mom]
  • Xerox [sub. Peter K.]
  • Ziploc
  • Zipper [sub. Your Mom]