Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. US A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
Etymologies
- Genericized brand name, a portmanteau of dump and the proper name Dempster. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Yes | No | Report from gman3186 wrote 25 weeks 6 days ago peta the same people they busted here last summer for throwing 30 dogs in a dumpster is that the group you are talking about.”
“Copies of President Bush's secret sticky notes found in dumpster outside the White House.”
“At that point I think it's best to deliver the unwanted child and leave it in dumpster so it can die from exposure.”
“One of the most common low-tech arenas of identity theft is going through a victims garbage or what some call dumpster diving.”
“I’m assuming these are hornets or wasps as bees in a dumpster is weird.”
“He wanted to cheer on the Mad Man, but the dumpster was already vibrating from a nearby patrol.”
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“As a result of the prank Hunter and friends are forced to hide out in a garbage dumpster, which is locked.”
“Starting out slowly, and somewhat dangerously (falling onto a blood-stained mattress destined for a dumpster is a little taste of the hygiene fo-pars engaged in) they gradually improve their blood-mopping skills, and their sisterly relationship, with a little help from local cleaning-products salesman Winston (Clifton Collins Jr).”
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“Now we also called the dumpster company, they didn ` t return our phone call back, but this is an area that Teresa Neves had actually asked investigators to search previously and she said she asked them over and over again and investigators have said that they did search this area, but for some reason when they went back there with these three cadaver dogs they all hit on it.”
“Parked next to the dumpster was a beat-up Buick with license plates bearing the legend “THE REV”.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dumpster’.
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Americanism
American words
finest, fast food, acclimate, aluminum, alphabetize, airplane, affirmative action, arugula, backhoe, bangs, base board, bayou and 162 more...
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Steroids
Nouns that end in "ster". The -er suffix (as in blaster) doesn't count.
hamster, filibuster, aster, master, mister, baluster, banister, barrister, monster, plaster, semester, bister and 56 more...
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genericized trademarks
Trademarked names that people use to refer to the thing in general, regardless of maker.
xerox, saran wrap, play-doh, silly putty, jell-o, crapper, band-aid, sharpie, biro, bic, zippo, thermos and 81 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
cellophane, aspirin, butterscotch, escalator, heroin, kerosene, thermos, yo-yo, zipper, dry ice, email, freeware and 106 more...
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trademarks
kleenex, xerox, hoover, google, styrofoam, dumpster, frisbee, band-aid, klaxon, teflon, nalgene, hula-hoop and 15 more...
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spin trick ham - road game for shy huck
spinster, trickster, hamster, roadster, gamester, forster, shyster, huckster, lobster, bolster, dumpster, dragster and 15 more...
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A Household Name
Brand names that have become part of the everyday lexicon.
xerox, band-aid, hoover, kleenex, breathalyzer, white out, dacron, dumpster, magic marker, rollerblade, scotch tape, velcro and 6 more...
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Trade Names
rollerblade, zeppelin, kleenex, band-aid, tabasco, jell-o, trojans, rooty-tooty fresh..., xerox, google, velcro, coke and 39 more...
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