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Born in Bulgaria, can confirm - "Джип", or "Джипка" which is really "Jeep" in bulgarian (and probably other slavic languages). Another one is "Yonica" for any

by malkia 7y ago

Born in Bulgaria, can confirm - "Джип", or "Джипка" which is really "Jeep" in bulgarian (and probably other slavic languages). Another one is "Yonica" for any synthesizer. Obviously "Scotch" (more for the tape, than drink). But... What I really love is "Pampers" - yes this is the bulgarian word for... "diapers"... and many more...

tdsamardzhiev 7y ago
Don't forget "Xerox"
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  Amusing and relevant: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/opinion/verbatim-what-is-a-photocopier.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/opinion/verbatim-what-is-...
cosmodisk 7y ago
We've got it more or less the same in Lithuania with a lot of brands. "Pampers" is the default name for nappies. "Scotch" and "Xerox" are popular in Slavic languages,we never picked these up for some reason. Here,in the UK, the more popular ones are: Stanley Knife( any retractable knife) or Hoover( Vacuum cleaner).