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minus-squareDonut@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoThis is an interesting phenomenon called a proprietary eponym, where a brand name becomes synonymous with a product. Just like walkman and disc man, in my language we call a car satnav a “TomTom” after the brand that popularised it here.
minus-squaremxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoHere is the scene from the Clerks cartoon about adhesive strips. https://youtu.be/wD6ZW05R9kY?si=G7DxsQtQf1iQ82mh
This is an interesting phenomenon called a proprietary eponym, where a brand name becomes synonymous with a product.
Just like walkman and disc man, in my language we call a car satnav a “TomTom” after the brand that popularised it here.
Here is the scene from the Clerks cartoon about adhesive strips.
https://youtu.be/wD6ZW05R9kY?si=G7DxsQtQf1iQ82mh