When we think of brand names that have become a generic word to describe something, we probably think of :
- BandAid
- Coke
- Filofax
- Frisbee
- Hoover
- Jockey shorts
- Kibble
- Kleenex
- Post It Notes
- Prestick
- Pritt
- Rollerblades
- Scotch Tape
- Speedo
- Tampax
- Tippex
- Tupperware
- Walkman
- Xerox
- Ziploc Bags
Did you know the following are also proprietary eponyms aka genericized trademarks? The ones marked * are no longer trademarked but started out as proprietary eponyms.
- Alka Seltzer
- Aspirin
- AstroTurf
- Band Aid
- Beer Nuts
- Benzedrine
- Boogie Board
- Botox
- Brassiere
- Breathalyzer
- Brillo Pad
- BVDs
- Cellophane
- Celluloid
- Chapstick
- Cheerios
- Claymation
- Coke
- Cola
- Corselet (Corselette)
- Crock Pot
- Cuisinart
- Demerol
- Ditto Machine
- Dixie Cups
- Dumpster
- Erector Set
- Escalator
- FedEx
- Fiberglass (Fiberglas)
- Fig Newtons
- Freon
- Frisbee
- Granola
- Green Stamp
- Gunk
- Hacky Sack
- Heroin
- Hi-lighter (Hi-Liter)
- Hoover
- Hula-Hoop
- Jacuzzi
- Jeep
- Jello (Jell-O)
- Jockey Shorts
- Jungle Gym (Junglegym)
- Kerosene
- Kitty Litter
- Kleenex
- Kool Aid
- Laundromat
- La-Z-Boy
- Levi’s
- Life Savers
- Linoleum
- Mace
- Magic Marker
- Microchip
- Mimeograph
- Novocain
- Oreo
- Palm Pilot
- Parcheesi (replacing the generic word “Pachisi”)
- Ping Pong (replacing the generic term “Table Tennis”)
- Play-Doh
- Plexiglas
- Pogo Stick (Pogo)
- Polaroid
- Pop Tart
- Popsicle
- Post-It Note
- Q-Tip
- Roller Derby
- Rollerblade
- Saltines
- Saran Wrap
- Scotch Tape
- Scrabble
- Sellotape
- Sharpie
- Sheetrock
- Shredded Wheat
- Skivvies
- Styrofoam
- Super Glue
- Tabloid
- Teflon
- Teleprompter (TelePrompTer)
- Teletype
- Thermos
- Tivo
- TV Dinner
- Tylenol
- UNIX
- Valium
- Vaseline
- Velcro
- Walkman
- Welcome Wagon
- White Out (Wite-Out)
- Wiffle Ball
- Windbreaker
- Windex
- X-Acto Knife
- Xerox
- Yo-yo
- Zipper
- Zoom