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"White goods" is a British English phrase for major household appliances (fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer etc). "White appliances" seems to be a s
by sveiss 10y ago
"White goods" is a British English phrase for major household appliances (fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer etc). "White appliances" seems to be a slight corruption of that.
White goods don't have to be white, but it is still the most common colour.
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- dogma1138 10y agoThat's correct I had a twist of the tongue between the US/Global term and the local British speak. White Goods are called that because they tended to have a white finish usually white formica, small appliances are sometimes still called "brown goods" because early electronics like radio's TV's etc either used wood or bakelite and had commonly a brown(ish) finish.