household name
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household name
noun household names
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A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households.
Similar: household word
- A genericized trademark.
- A very well-known public figure. Instagram has revolutionized shopping, dealt a near-death blow to women’s magazines, taken celebrities from TV and movie screens to our fingertips and made Shih Tzus and personal trainers household names. (At least in some households.)
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noun brand name
| 中文 | 家喻户晓的品牌 jiā yù hù xiǎo de pǐn pái |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vertrauter Name, bekannter Name, Begriff |
| Русский | изве́стный бренд izvéstnyj brɛnd |
noun public figure
| 中文 | 知名人士 zhī míng rén shì |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | allseits bekanntes Gesicht |
Talk about this word "household name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/household%20name. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. household name. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/household%20name "household name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/household%20name.Cite this
@misc{household_name_2026,
title = {household name},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/household%20name},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
