what are some names that people often call the brands instead of their real names?

Question

like:i've GOOGLED the internet but no results...

Answer 1

Xerox is used instead of copy.
Scotch tape is used for cellophane tape.
Teflon coating is used for any kind of non-stick coating.
Bayer is used for just about any kind of aspirin.
Chapstick is used instead of lip balm.
Band-aids are used for any kind of bandage wound covering.
Coke is used for just about any kind of pop.
Kool-Aid is used for just about any kind of soft drink mix.
White-Out is used for any kind of type correction fluid.
Thermos is used for any kind of insulated liquid container.
Alka-Seltzer is used for any kind of antacid medicine.
Walkman is used for any kind of portable tape player.

Answer 2

Kleenex for facial tissues.
Scotch tape for transparent adhesive tape.
Xerox for photo reproduction or photocopy.
Coke or Pepsi for soda pop or fountain drinks.
Jello for gelatin.
Teflon. Rollerblades. Jacuzzi. Frisbee. Band-Aid. Sheetrock. PowerPoint.

One word you might try looking up is "synecdoche." Another is "proprietary eponym."

I don't want to assume too much in your question. I call "Evian" "Naive," but that really applies to most all bottled water, which is essentially municipal tap water sold at about 10,000% markup. Some people call McDonalds McYucks. The Chevy Nova, in Spanish, becomes "No Go."

Best of luck with your search. Sometimes you can get fair results by typing in the names of several examples of what you are searching for. Kleenex alone gives you tissue sites, but Kleenex and Xerox might produce a list you can add to to build up a bigger list...

Answer 3

Any brand of flavored gelitan is usually called Jello.

People ask for coke, and often get Pepsi. Even if they KNOW it's Pepsi, they may still call it Coke.

I had an aunt who refered to ANY vacuum cleaner as a Hoover.

Answer 4

Kleenex and Q-tips come to mind first. Many people use these brand names to describe any brand's product that is a tissue or a cotton swab.

Answer 5

Hoover instead of Vaccuum cleaner

Answer 6

Kleenex instead of tissue
ping-pong instead of table tennis

try going here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_non-English_generic_and_genericized_trademarks

Answer 7

Kool-aid for all powdered drink mixes.
Coke for all colas
Band-Aid for all like products
Kleenex for all like products
Fast foods for all like products
Lysol for all like spray products

Answer 8

kleenex-tissue, coke-soda, corn flakes - cereal, pampers-diapers, q-tips- cotton swabs,

Answer 9

I call 7 jeans it jeans does that count?
LOL

Answer 10

vacuum cleaner = hoover