My grandpa has called every gaming console since the 80s my "Entendo."

"Emmanuel, why don't you turn off your Entendo and go outside?"
"Papa, it's a Sega Genesis/Dreamcast/Game Cube/Xbox/Playstation/Wii."

[Edited on October 18, 2011 at 12:02 PM. Reason : PS 2]

10/18/2011 12:02:09 PM

Magic Marker

10/18/2011 3:03:40 PM

Saran Wrap
PAM
Thermos

10/18/2011 3:07:55 PM

white out

10/18/2011 3:42:49 PM

fleshlight

10/18/2011 7:13:15 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks

10/18/2011 9:39:49 PM

PC indeed has become genericized from "IBM-PC"; I think the switchover happened in 1995, because in the heyday of Windows 3.1 the computers were still being referred to as "PC Compatibles"

10/18/2011 9:48:01 PM

Quote :

"Duck tape"

I think that's more of a case that people think it's really called "Duck Tape" because that's what they hear when someone says "Duct tape"

11/10/2011 8:13:54 AM

yeah duct-tape is the shit..

duck tape is not.

11/10/2011 8:16:55 AM

Autotune

11/10/2011 8:51:24 AM

I don't know what's up with the Apple-to-Generic connection. I've never heard anyone who didn't know what an "MP3 player" is. Hell, my grandparents know what an MP3 player is or a smart phone. I can almost see calling an MP3 player an "iPod", but who the fuck doesn't know what a smartphone is and calls it a "iPhone" generically?

If we're talking tablets, let's through "Slate" out there. Around work I've heard a lot of people talk about getting a new Slate (because there were a few experimental programs that used HPs).

Another obscure one: 'Swiss Miss' instead of hot chocolate mix.

11/10/2011 8:55:02 AM

through

11/10/2011 9:22:55 AM