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commonym 

A trademarked term used to identify all products of the same type, such as the word "Kleenex" used to describe any facial tissue, or "Vaseline" as a term for a competing petroleum jelly. Other commonyms include, Band-Aid, ChapStick, Popsicle, and Q-tip.

Some former trademarks have become generic terms after a long life as commonyms, such as aspirin (formerly trademarked by Bayer) and escalator (a former trademark of the Otis Elevator Company.)
If Apple doesn't protect it's trademark, iPod will become a commonym for an MP3 player.
commonym by JohnGoodman January 22, 2009
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Black Company 

this refers to a business that gives it's employees low salaries and no pay for overtime while requiring long working hours and with little to no days offs. these companies are also known for allowing several kinds of harassment of employees while working there.

the term originated from japan and gained traction outside of it with the rise of the net.
"I don't think you should work there as I heard 'fake company name' is a black company. you should work at 'super fake company' instead"
Black Company by grass_head October 19, 2021

Compondo 

The "butt-juice" or damp feeling in your pants.
Wow..I got so much compondo right now!
Compondo by Halle Berry, Halle Berry December 31, 2009

amy's baking company 

A terrible restaurant run by an angry Arabian and a psycho blonde. Made famous by Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Closed down a while ago so don't even think about going.
"That restaurant made Amy's Baking company look like fine dining!!!

Commonymity 

a state of anonymity on the internet due to having a common name

a commonly occurring name which protects one’s privacy online
A veil of commonymity protected Susan Adams from nosey employers trying to google her.

Paul Smith was hired by the software company even after their attempt to look him up on Facebook, thanks in part to his commonymity.
Commonymity by curseofthederse December 31, 2009

multi-dollar company 

A company that, despite making millions of dollars every year, cannot seem to fix glaring issues with their product. Similar to small indie dev.
Player 1:"Have you seen how broken balance druids are in wow? I died in two seconds! Pvp is in a miserable state right now"
Player 2:"Yeah blizzard is a multi-dollar company and can't afford to pay for a pvp balance team."

Fean and Company 

A well needed brand of skin care products for guys. Popular in California.
Example #1: Dude, you smell like a stink wrinkle. Please go Fean wash before we go out!

Example #2: Hey man, your lips look like a dead Tortoises’ asshole. You need some Fean and company lip Balm bad!