Play-dough, legos, Zippos. We used to use refer to cigarette lighters as Bics but I haven't heard them called that in a while.
Medicine is referred to by brand alot too, but then again, would you really want to ask for acetylsalicylic or acetaminophen every time you had a headache?
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