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ILE Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Chickadee
Is there any chance to interpret "chickadee" as crackers/junk foods (or at least a type of)? Or maybe it was at least used to be a type of junk foods? Like the phenomenon where nowadays we say 'pampers' to represent all brands of diapers but it (I mean pampers) actually was a reputable brand name for a disposable diaper some very long time ago (dated back to 1961s)?
Thanks.
Isabelle
Thanks.
Isabelle
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You'll have to have some sort of word history for that, Isabelle. Why would you present us arbitrarily with the word 'chickadee'? I don't know of any such product, brand or generic.
- You'll have to have some sort of word history for that, Isabelle.
- Why would you present us arbitrarily with the word 'chickadee'?
- I don't know of any such product, brand or generic.
- Any brand name has a 'chance' to become a generic name — excalator, kleenex, thermos, velcro, spandex, chapstick, kitty litter — there are dozens of them.
- It is just a matter of popularity and time.
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You'll have to have some sort of word history for that, Isabelle. Why would you present us arbitrarily with the word 'chickadee'? I don't know of any such product, brand or generic.
Any brand name has a 'chance' to become a generic name — excalator, kleenex, thermos, velcro, spandex, chapstick, kitty litter— there are dozens of them. It is just a matter of popularity and time.
Any brand name has a 'chance' to become a generic name — excalator, kleenex, thermos, velcro, spandex, chapstick, kitty litter— there are dozens of them. It is just a matter of popularity and time.
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Mister MicawberYou'll have to have some sort of word history for that, Isabelle. Why would you present us arbitrarily with the word 'chickadee'? I don't know of any such product, brand or generic.Oh Mr. Micawber, my late father used to tell me not to eat too much chickadee for my own good...
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Well, perhaps another member is familiar with the word. The on-line dictionaries are not.
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Hi,
I just came across this site and I think I can answer for that.
I'm from Malaysia. Back in the 80's (or late 70's), there's a junk food brand called Chickadee.
It's salty and crunchy and it's a very popular junk food among the primary school children.
My parents used to tell me the same, "don't eat/buy chickadee at school".
If you search "Chickadee junk food", you might see
I just came across this site and I think I can answer for that.
I'm from Malaysia. Back in the 80's (or late 70's), there's a junk food brand called Chickadee.
It's salty and crunchy and it's a very popular junk food among the primary school children.
My parents used to tell me the same, "don't eat/buy chickadee at school".
If you search "Chickadee junk food", you might see
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