Neologism
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In linguistics, a neologism is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has gained popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language.
In Danish a bag-in-box wine is known as papvin literally meaning "cardboard wine". This neologism was first recorded in 1982.
Generic trademark
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A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or syno
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…Snowmageddon" (2009), the Russian parody "Monstration" (c. 2004), Santorum (c. 2003). Neologisms spread mainly through their exposure in mass media. The genericizing of brand names, such as "coke" for Coca-Cola (or any cola, or any soda in some parts of the United States), "Kleenex" for any brand of facial tissue…
A sign in a Giant supermarket in Lancaster, Pennsylvania using "Jell-O" to refer to gelatin dessert in general
Bayer "Aspirin" for sale in Canada, next to a generic store equivalent described as "ASA" (acetylsalicylic acid) tablets, since the trademark is still recognized there
Aspirin for sale in the U.S., where the store brand can also be sold as "aspirin" since the trademark was ruled generic in 1921, and the Bayer-brand label instead emphasizes the word "Bayer"
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