{"id":11275,"date":"2020-09-25T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/?p=11275"},"modified":"2020-09-25T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:16:03","slug":"15-brand-names-people-use-as-generic-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/2020\/09\/25\/15-brand-names-people-use-as-generic-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Brand Names People Use as Generic Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lots of the common items we use every day, such as zippers and escalators, were once specifically brand names. It takes special brands to become so well-known that we use their names in conversations without even realizing \u2013 here are 15 brand names you might not know you\u2019re using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Crock Pot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/crock-pot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/crock-pot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/crock-pot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/crock-pot-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><em>Crock-Pot<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Crock-Pot is a brand name for slow cookers, but we commonly refer to most slow cookers by their name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Jacuzzi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Commonly used to refer to any bubbly hot tub or jet tub, Jacuzzi is a bathtub brand that also produces mattresses and toilets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Seeing Eye Dog<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seeing-eye-dog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seeing-eye-dog.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seeing-eye-dog-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Seeing Eye, Inc.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This one surprised us! Technically they\u2019re only Seeing Eye Dogs if the dogs were trained by Seeing Eye of Morristown, New Jersey. Otherwise they\u2019re just guide dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Q-Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unilever owns the Q-Tip brand today, but the name is often used to describe any cotton swab stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Tupperware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re probably all guilty of this one \u2013 calling any food storage implements \u201cTupperware\u201d. However, Tupperware is actually a specific brand that got its name from its creator, Earle Silas Tupper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Band-Aid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/band-aid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/band-aid.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/band-aid-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/band-aid-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption><em>Band-Aid<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically, unless it\u2019s Band-Aid brand, most sticky bandages should just be called bandages. Band-Aid became a trademark of Johnson &amp; Johnson in 1920 and has dominated the wound care market ever since, so it\u2019s no big surprise that we all ask for a Band-Aid when there\u2019s a cut or scrape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Chapstick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all lip balms are Chapsticks! However, the name is so ubiquitous that we commonly use it to refer to almost any lip balm stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Frisbee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 300 million Frisbees have been sold since their introduction to the world, so now the word \u201cFrisbee\u201d is used to describe any flying disc, even when they\u2019re not actually a Frisbee brand item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Kleenex<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kleenex.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kleenex.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kleenex-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption><em>Amazon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper product brand is so commonplace in everyday life that many people refer to any facial tissue as a \u201cKleenex\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Styrofoam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/styrofoam-cup.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>WebstaurantStore<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how many water cooler drinks or gas station coffees you\u2019ve had, you\u2019ve never drunk out of a true Styrofoam cup. What we typically think of as \u201cStyrofoam\u201d is actually a material that\u2019s called expanded polystyrene. The brand Styrofoam is a trademark of the Dow Chemical Company that is made in sheaths for construction projects \u2013 never in the shape of a plate, cup, or cooler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. PowerPoint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun fact! Unless you made it in Microsoft PowerPoint, it\u2019s actually just a presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Dumpster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s another unexpected one: Dumpster is a brand name, but the word has become so genericized that the trademark is not widely enforced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Velcro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We might use the world \u201cVelcro\u201d for any hook and loop fastener that makes that satisfying \u201cskrrrrip\u201d sound when you pull it apart, but Velcro is indeed a brand name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Fluffernutter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favorite peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich is actually a registered trademark of the makers of Marshmallow Fluff, Durkee-Mower Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. Koozie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bic-graphic-koozie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bic-graphic-koozie.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bic-graphic-koozie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bic-graphic-koozie-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption><em>BIC Graphic<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of koozies began in the 1980s with a company called Radio Cap Corporation. Since then, the name \u201ckoozie\u201d has taken over the vernacular, becoming a generic term that\u2019s often used to refer to almost any beverage insulator. 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