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Old Thu May 29, 2003, 09:15am
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Quote:
Originally posted by Barry C. Morris

The word is roughly defined as brand names that become so popular that they become synonymous with the product itself. For example,Kleenex (instead of tissue), Kool-Aid (instead of flavored drink), Coke (instead of soft drink).
Hmmm...I'm thinking the word is "successful".

Does such a word actually exist? Anyway, other examples are:

Band-Aid
Walkman
Velcro
Xerox machine
Q-tip
Scotch tape
Teflon
Styrofoam
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