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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoIn the UK: Hoover is what everyone called their vacuum cleaner. Can’t stop for tea, I have the hoovering to do at home
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNope, had to wet-vac it up cuz people spilled their Tim’s on it
minus-square@RampantParanoia2365linkEnglish1•1 year agoI think it used to be more of a generic word for vacuuming in the US. I used to know a dog named Hoovie. Not sure why that seems to have lessened.
In the UK: Hoover is what everyone called their vacuum cleaner. Can’t stop for tea, I have the hoovering to do at home
Have you ever hoovered schneef?
Nope, had to wet-vac it up cuz people spilled their Tim’s on it
Allegedly
I think it used to be more of a generic word for vacuuming in the US. I used to know a dog named Hoovie. Not sure why that seems to have lessened.