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Alfabest07:
as of when you begin know toothpaste.

90’s

Macleans was the standard

you fa?

Wawelexy:
Na this one I sabi(mortein or raid), and dem no born you well make you stay inside the room we y dem use am.

Even though na for mosquito and other insects, rat sef still dey fear am.

Some of those strong insecticides were also harmful to man even if you inhaled after so many hours.
Their half-life is days, and they attack internal organs by long time accumulation. You may not feel the effects immediately but many years later and by then, you won't know it's the cause of your problems.

Mosquito wey see person enter room with that kind heavy equipment must know the end don come

That 'flit' word has confused me to no end. It just never appears to be a proper word. I often wondered if it was spelt fleet, fleat, flit etc It's one of those words that is so jarring to my ears, I hate hearing it.

'...flit the room' just never made grammatical sense to me.

Sigh...finally, I know the origin of this absurdity.

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OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

Every seasoning is maggi
Every biro is bic
Every beverage is bournvita

KingMack:
if you know that GO AND FLIT MY ROOM and you're not married pls gather here🤣

We full ground oo😅😅😅

OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

I learnt something. Thanks. I never knew "jeep" is actually a brand name. Thought it's the general name for those kind of vehicles.

Deebami:
Graduates you mean.

I believe that guy’s statement is a hyperbole.

If not, he obviously lacks perception of proportion.

Mode01:
You mean flit doesn't mean "to spray"?

E shock you? 🤣🤣

OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

Every seasoning cube is Maggi

TYCO77:
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Every seasoning is maggi
Every biro is bic
Every beverage is bournvita

I am guilty of that last one.

9 out of 10 times, I can't remember the name 'Ovaltine'.

I end up saying 'the other bournvita', hoping the person around me will say, 'you mean ovaltine?'

Evolutionism:
Upload the plastic one.

We used the old version of this tire those days.

This one is the universal. just buy the refill of any insecticide and use

99thEnemy:
E shock you? 🤣🤣

I swear

OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

Every Seasoning is Maggi

airsaylongcome:
It just goes the show the success if those brands in Nigeria. And let's not think this is a Nigerian thing. It's worldwide. In the UK, there was a time all Vaccum cleaners were called "Hoover"

Just like Photocopy is called Xerox in some countries.

Wawelexy:
Na this one I sabi(mortein or raid), and dem no born you well make you stay inside the room we y dem use am.

Even though na for mosquito and other insects, rat sef still dey fear am.

How much you dey sell am?

Smartguyboy:
If flit is a product
What are we suppose to say nah

I have been pondering on this question since I saw this Topic.

Alfabest07:
So na the shelltox be this wey my papa still dey talk. I thought the spelling would be sharetoss,

I swear

Freshtruth:
You use this and u never marry or at least born pikin


Village people on the lead on your case

If you come still dey your papa house join

Village people has succeeded

You suppose don born finished

This was the Genesis of Asthma in many Nigerian families.

OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

It's not a Nigerian thing. When a brand becomes a household name, it can become a generic name for the product. It is known as genericization.
Global examples...

Xerox
Taser
Kleenex
Dumpster
Escalator
Popsicle
Laundromat
Even kerosene, if you can believe that

I haven't seen it before until now, what my mum used then was RAID.......I don't know if it's still in the market.


Though I have heard people say "please go and flit the house".


Pawpaw even said it in one old movie.

Nawa

"Flit" doesn't even mean spray

Most people say flit the house

Another famous one is Bata.

Bata was a famous shoe brand in Nigeria until the 80s, I think.

I don't know about other regions, but till today, Yorubas still refer to shoes as 'bata'

SEGLIZ:
Nigerians and generic names!? still that's our uniqueness, one of the reasons we're Nigerian.

It's a language thing. It's not a Nigerian thing.

DeLaRue:
Another famous one is Bata.

Bata was a famous shoe brand in Nigeria.

I don't know about other regions, but till today, Yorubas still refer to shoes as 'bata'

Really?
What's the real word for shoe in Yoruba?

OboOlora:

Nigerians and turning brands to generic names

To them...:

Every noodles is indomie
Every detergent is Omo
Every toothpaste is Macleans
Every SUV is Jeep
Every hair is Brazilian
Every pen is Biro


Add yours

Detergent is called OMO in almost all West Africa countries 😂
I have experienced it

ThothHermes:
Really?
What's the real word for shoe in Yoruba?

I don't know to be honest.

HisaacPlus:
You probably grew up from one of those remote, autonomous communities.

Very well said.
Na threads like this dey expose some of them.

Remote is even a mild adjective. Bush would have been appropriate.

Wawelexy:
Na this one I sabi(mortein or raid), and dem no born you well make you stay inside the room we y dem use am.

Even though na for mosquito and other insects, rat sef still dey fear am.

mortein is recent to the Nigerian market.

this must be from a foreign country

cardoctor:
Mosquitoes wept during that era

Those mosquitoes were not strong enough those years.