Supernomaly

What is Supernomaly?


1.

A word which begins as a name for a specific member of a general class of items, but which ends up signifying the entire class.

Because Xerox was the first manufacturer of photocopy machines, many people now use "Xerox" as a synonym for photocopier, thus rendering "xerox" a supernomaly.

See synecdoche, xerox, tissue, synonym, Anomaly


34

Random Words:

1. A manotaur is a female that is highly fit and displaying a high level of muscularity. A manotaur is not unattractive per se, and can sti..
1. To put your dick to the telephone speaker when talking to a ladyfriend when she is boring the arse off you about babies or flowers or so..
1. When someone starts to say something i.e. a story or a thought, and stops in the middle of it without finishing. Thus, the original ide..