Today
I would like to share with you a list of names that are commonly
used in English and that you are likely to hear in movies, tv
shows, jokes and real life conversations.
1.
SNUGGIE
Number
one is my personal favourite. Ladies and gents – meet the
one and only snuggie.
You
are probably going to think that snuggies are regular blankets,
but they're so much more than that (They're blankets with sleeves!!!!!!!!). Think about upcoming cold
evenings and imagine yourself sprawled on the sofa and
reaching for the remote. How much more comfortable would you
be rocking this piece of goodness?
2.
VELCRO
Second
on the list comes velcro and you all know well what it does. It lets
you leave for school/work 60 seconds ahead of a person wearing tied
up shoes and just after someone wearing slip-on shoes.
3.
ADVIL/ TYLENOL
Number
three is Advil/ Tylenol. I would always hear those names in
connection with headaches so it was pretty easy for me to work out
that those are popular painkillers.
4.
KLEENEX
This
brand has been introduced in Poland so you have probably seen it
around but I thought I would mention the fact that instead of being
asked for a hankie (short for handkerchief) or a
tissue, you might be asked for a kleenex.
5.
CHAPSTICK
In
cold winter everybody uses a lip balm or more commonly a
chapstick.
6.
SHARPIE
Any
permanent marker is likely to be called a sharpie. What is funny is
that this word often pops up in conversations about makeup.
Can you think what 'sharpie brows” might look like?
7.
SUNNYD
SunnyD
or Sunny Delight is an orange-flavoured drink.
8.
KOOL-AID
Kool-Aid
is also a non-carbonated
drink but it is in the form of
a powder that you mix with
water and sugar. It comes in many flavours.
I'm going to use some
UrbanDictonary.com definitions so that you get the idea of what kind
of rep
it's got:
the
water of the ghettos
the
universal drink of the hood (UD)
9.
MARMITE
Number
9 on the list is Marmite and you know that there's something wrong
with a product when its slogan says :”love it or hate it”. I
won't lie to you– I haven't tried it but it's described as a
sticky,
dark brown paste
with a distinctive,
powerful flavour, which is extremely salty and savoury.
10.
POPSICLE
A
popsicle is what you eat in the summer when you are fed up with
chocolate covered vanilla ice-cream.
11.
WALMART
Most
of you have probably heard of Walmart – a popular American chain of
supermarkets.
What
you may not know is that it's associated with extremely crazy
customers:
the
funniest place on earth
The
only store that has the same person both greeting you when you enter,
and then checking your bags to make sure you didn't steal anything,
when you leave. (UD)
12.
LEMON PLEDGE
Last
but not least is lemon
pledge and this one is dedicated to my brother, a big Family Guy fan.
Lemon
pledge is basically....... Oh, wait, I think you should watch this
vid first and try to guess yourself:
You
were right. It's:
1.
An all-purpose furniture polish that will give your furnishings
the scent of new lemon.
2. A major demand made by the maids' union before they agree to return to work.
2. A major demand made by the maids' union before they agree to return to work.
(UD)
That's
the end of my list. I hope you enjoyed it ;))
Feel free to comment and add your suggestions to
the list of product names popular in the English-speaking popular
culture.
Glossary:
commonly
used – powszechnie używany
my personal favourite –
mój osobisty faworyt
the one and only –
jedyny w swoim rodzaju
regular blankets –
zwykłe koce
upcoming – nadchodzące
sprawled – rozłożony
a remote – pilot (TV)
to rock – tut. mieć
na sobie, nosić
tied-up shoes –
wiązane buty
slip-on shoes –
wsuwane buty
to work out – domyślić
się
a hankie – chusteczka
short for – być
skrótem czegoś
a tissue – chusteczka
a lip balm – pomadka
ochronna
to pop up – pojawiać
się
(eye)brows – brwi
non-carbonated –
niegazowany
a rep – reputacja
sticky – lepka
a paste – pasta, masa
distinctive –
charakterystyczna
savoury – pikantny
fed up with – znudzony
czymś
last but not least –
na końcu (ale nie mniej ważny od pozostałych)
to guess – zgadywać
furnishings –
wyposażenie wnętrza
a scent – zapach
a demand – żądanie
the maids' union –
związek zawodowy pokojówek
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