genericide

A unique marketing predicament where a particular brand of a product becomes so common or dominant, its brand name becomes the generic term for the entire product category. Examples include Kleenex, Vaseline, Xerox, Windex and WD-40. Some trademarks have actually lost their legal protection in the U.S, including Aspirin, Thermos and zipper.

#1: "Hand me a Kleenex, would you please? I'm all stuffed up."

#2: "These are Puffs. Shouldn't you say 'facial tissue'?"

#1: "I just say Kleenex for all of them. The brand has committed genericide. Now just give me the damn Kleenex already, my nose is dripping!"

by drm310 September 23, 2011

generic

1. adj. Merchandise marketed without a brand name.

2. adj. Not specific; nondescript.

3. adj. Very plain; undecorated.

4. adj. Mediocre or substandard.

1 & 3. Generic meds have generic packaging and are a lot less expensive.

4. Some people think they're generic too.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

Generic Festival T-Shirt

When you go to a music or other festival, you will usually see people wearing a few different types of t-shirts. There will be several t-shirts (usually event t-shirts) that are the same at almost every festival you go to, hence they are common or generic to the festival. These hark back to the uniform wearing days of the festival going punter.

Yo, check out the dudes with their Generic Festival T-Shirts, must've hit up the merch tent together. How cute.

by sarhorse August 11, 2010

generic name

John

John is a Generic name

by Luluiskindaweird September 9, 2018

Generosity Belief

When you agree, and pretend to believe someone when they are obviously lying, to avoid the awkward situation of calling them out on their claims.

Usually about something trivial, but could be about anything.

Guy 1 : DUDE! I just got into a fight with 10 people and laid them all out.

Guy 2 : Wow, it doesn't even look like you got hit...

Guy 1 : That's because I was too quick.

Guy 1 : (I shouldn't have given him that generosity belief.)

by FleshWork November 3, 2009

generico

Purveyor of fine knock off goods.

Man, this Pepsi is so good!

Naw, it's better than pepsi, it's genericola - new, from Generico!

Gen-er-i-co, we fake the shit you like!

by demeaux April 27, 2010

generically epic

An event that could be called epic, but could happen to anyone.

"Have you been to MLIA?"
"Yes, I love the generically epic stories that happen on that website."

by GenericallyEpic May 4, 2010