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Brand names that became generic words

Name a brand name that became a generic word. Hopdown accepts 203 answers here. Common answers keep your bunny near the surface; rare ones dig deeper. A brand name or trademark that has become a common word for a type of product, or in some cases a verb or noun in everyday English, whether or not the company still holds the trademark.

Most common answers

• KleenexExtremely common
• Band-AidExtremely common
• JacuzziExtremely common
• LinoleumUncommon
• Crock-PotUncommon
• DumpsterUncommon
• EscalatorUncommon
• XeroxUncommon
• OnesieUncommon
• PhotoshopUncommon
• GoogleUncommon
• UberUncommon
• FedExUncommon
• VelcroUncommon
• ZipperUncommon

Rare answers

• CuisinartRare
• TarmacRare
• SpandexRare
• PhotostatRare
• Liquid PaperRare
• Hacky SackRare
• Super GlueRare
• Lava LampVery rare
• TiVoVery rare
• LuciteVery rare
• Port-a-JohnVery rare
• WindbreakerVery rare
• Zimmer FrameVery rare
• TabascoVery rare
• ScotchgardVery rare

Deep cuts

The answers almost nobody gives.

• SpackleDeep cut
• SawzallDeep cut
• RizlaDeep cut
• TempoDeep cut
• Rubik's CubeDeep cut
• CriscoDeep cut
• ColgateDeep cut
• NintendoDeep cut
• Pritt StickDeep cut
• WinnebagoDeep cut

Plus 163 more answers you'll have to find yourself.