#30: Did you Lysol Everything Down?
Sometimes, Americans love to use nouns, or even proper nouns, as verbs. Lysol, a popular cleaning product, is frequently used as a verb. Instead of saying, “I used some Lysol to clean my room”, many people say, “I just lysoled down my room.” See the difference? We’re sure Lysol is proud of themselves.
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We can see why non-Americans find this amusing. But you have to hand it to Americans because saying that they lysoled a room sounds much more thorough than cleaning a room. Are all the cleaning products in America used as nouns and verbs? They could be, but Lysol and Clorox are the most popular ones.