Famous brand names used as verbs

Hoover: Tell anyone you're going to hoover and they'll immediately figure you have a vacuum cleaner at hand.

Google: To "Google" is to search for something on Google, the world's most popular search engine.

Zoom: If you're going to Zoom, you're going to engage in videoconferencing.


YouTube: To YouTube is to watch videos or listen to music, sometimes for hours, on YouTube.

Photoshop: To photoshop something is to edit or manipulate a graphic or an image.

Xerox: To Xerox something is very often the default way of saying to photocopy something.

FedEx: If a package has to be shipped overnight, you'll probably need to FedEx it. 

Uber: In the German language, Über is a word meaning over above or across.

Skype: To Skype is to make a video call, message someone, or transfer a file.

Netflix: When you "Netflix and chill," you're crashing out on the sofa and streaming a movie or television series. Perhaps accompanied.

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