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Re:Don't Say Velcro (2017) by frozenlettuce on Friday December 29, 2023 @10:07AM (#38805712)
In Brazil it is still used as a photocopy term (much easier to say "tirar uma xerox" than "tirar uma fotocópia"). Other common terms that we use that came from brands:

shaving razor -> gilete (instead of "lâmina de barbear")

chewing gum -> chiclete (instead of "goma de mascar")

cotton swab -> cotonete (a J&J brand, instead of "haste flexível")

polystyrene -> isopor (a Knauf brand, instead of "esferovite" or "poliestireno expandido")

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