Aces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 months agoBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1650arrow-down123
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minus-squarewaterore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83arrow-down5·9 months agoThe Dumpster Brothers? Their last fucking name was Dumpster? Wild that that was just a common last name with no connection to trash for centuries
minus-squareLamedonyx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 months agoWait until you learn about Thomas Crapper, who made major improvements to the modern toilet.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoAnd his name wasn’t the origin of the word crap. It was just destiny!
minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoIt’s kind of indicative that the courts have bent to corporations on not generciding names for nearly 60 years. How long have dumpsters been so ubiquitous that no one even knew it was a brand? Very Berenstain Bears situation.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoI agree. If dump was a word before (I’ll have to check), then dumpster is a simple modification.
The Dumpster Brothers? Their last fucking name was Dumpster? Wild that that was just a common last name with no connection to trash for centuries
Wait until you learn about Thomas Crapper, who made major improvements to the modern toilet.
And his name wasn’t the origin of the word crap. It was just destiny!
Nominative determinism!
It’s kind of indicative that the courts have bent to corporations on not generciding names for nearly 60 years. How long have dumpsters been so ubiquitous that no one even knew it was a brand? Very Berenstain Bears situation.
I agree. If dump was a word before (I’ll have to check), then dumpster is a simple modification.