Whoever came up with these product names deserves to be fired...or given a raise. Honestly, we can't decide. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for those product names that sound ridiculous, are fraught with innuendo, or are just plain offensive.
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00:00Introducing the Wonder Boner, the amazing new fishing tool that makes de-boning fish a breeze.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for those product names that sound ridiculous,
00:12are fraught with innuendo, or are just plain offensive.
00:15Delicious tasting AIDS candy contains vitamins and minerals, no drugs.
00:21Number 30, Pocket Fisherman.
00:24It's the fishing invention of the century, Popeil's Pocket Fisherman.
00:27This is one of those product names that no doubt brings to mind multiple things instead of what the product actually is.
00:33Is a Pocket Fisherman an actual little dude who resides in your pocket and loves to fish?
00:38Or is it a less common euphemism in the same vein as pocket pool?
00:42The answer? It's neither.
00:44The Pocket Fisherman is a compact, foldable, all-in-one fishing rod
00:48that, at about 5 by 5 inches, can technically fit into a large pocket.
00:52The as-seen-on-TV product has been around since 1972, so they must be doing something right, just not the name.
00:59Expert or amateur will love Pocket Fisherman, and does it catch fish?
01:03Number 29, Vegetarian Swallow Balls.
01:07This one just leads to more questions than answers.
01:09Like, what are swallow balls?
01:12Let me rephrase that.
01:13Do swallows even actually have them?
01:15And if so, do people eat them?
01:18And if they do, are they so popular that a vegetarian version was needed?
01:22And we assume we're not alone in swallow balls being just too close to schweddy balls
01:27to not elicit a giggle and a smirk from SNL fans the world over.
01:31We've also all seen enough TV news bloopers to know that the word swallow alone is enough to get people going.
01:37I'm impressed that you swallowed, I really am.
01:40You're very...
01:41It's in the script, guys.
01:42Is there anything else you'd like to say about that story that I worked very hard on for many hours?
01:48Number 28, P. Cola.
01:50Yep, nice big tall glass of P. Cola.
01:54Obviously, the idea of urine cola sounds completely unappetizing.
01:59And the question then becomes who on earth would name their drink P. Cola?
02:03The answer?
02:04Someone in Ghana.
02:06P. Cola is a popular soft drink bottled and sold in West Africa's second most populous country.
02:10From what we could gather, the word pee in Ghana is a local expression that means very good.
02:16While English is the official language of Ghana, it is a multilingual country with numerous languages.
02:22And while English is widely spoken, it's far from everyone's primary language.
02:27So maybe that explains how P. Cola didn't seem too odd.
02:30Anybody want a glass of P. Cola?
02:34Now your friends might not be too excited to drink these.
02:38Number 27, Booty Goo.
02:40We get it.
02:41This diaper rash ointment is goo you put on your baby's bottom to get rid of the rash and make them feel better.
02:46But just because the name makes sense does not mean it's a good choice.
02:51You should reconsider the entire campaign.
02:56So you disagree?
02:58You have to be careful, especially when you have the word booty in there.
03:01Because while booty goo can be ointment goo that goes on a baby's booty,
03:06it can just as easily, ask Urban Dictionary, be goo that comes out of a booty.
03:11And no one wants any product that makes them think about that.
03:15Anyways, I just wanted to give you that advice, so you're welcome.
03:18Number 26, Love Sack.
03:20This is a medium-sized sack, a city sack, and I'm gonna unpack it today and show you how to get it out.
03:26The Love Sack company makes modular furniture and foam-filled beanbag-like sacks that we assume you'll love.
03:32The sacks were how the company started.
03:34And sure, telling people they will love their sacks in the company name might sound like a good idea,
03:39and it obviously did to founder Sean D. Nelson back in 1995.
03:43But how did Nelson, or any of his friends, not also see the obvious innuendo immediately?
03:49That being that the other Love Sacks are not modular, and they are things that no man ever wants to sit on.
03:56On the top of the sack, you'll notice a few details.
03:59One, the signature Love Sack logo flap, complete with our original logo on the bottom.
04:05And this innuendo is made even more giggle-worthy in their unpacking videos
04:09when Nelson himself tells us that all we need to do to get our Love Sack out is to unzip the zipper.
04:15Number 25, Brother P-Touch.
04:17Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Brother P-Touch label maker.
04:21Here's a simple word of advice.
04:23If your company name is Brother, try not using the word Touch in any of your product names.
04:28No touching!
04:32In this case, we're talking about the Brother P-Touch label maker.
04:36Which, now that we think about it, why did they call it the Touch anyway?
04:40Come on, the thing uses physical buttons. It's not even a touchscreen.
04:44And while the Brother and the P-Touch next to each other is uncomfortable,
04:48it's even more problematic without the Brother.
04:50And last but not least, how are you supposed to tell this is a label maker from the name alone?
04:55Enjoy trying to give this as a gift without doing some serious explaining.
04:59Oh! No, it's great. Also, mint in box.
05:05Number 24, Burning Love Pouch.
05:08How could any product name associated with an Elvis Presley song be a bad idea?
05:12When that song is Burning Love and you go ahead and put the word Pouch after it, that's how.
05:17And you light the morning sky with a burning love.
05:22The Burning Love Company hand makes all of its sleeves, bags, and accessories out of fine merino wool and Italian leather.
05:28They make, among other things, keychains, iPad sleeves, wallets, and pouches.
05:33And while a Burning Love Pouch is a bad name,
05:36just the main company name Burning Love makes us think more about penicillin than fine leather accessories.
05:41Well, are you taking penicillin?
05:43There's a glitch in my swing.
05:45Number 23, GIMP.
05:47Today, I want to show you how you can use GIMP.
05:51Have you ever used the free open-source graphics editor GIMP and thought about how unfortunate it is to have a name now
05:57so strongly associated with the leather-covered character in Pulp Fiction?
06:00Well, the truth is that the first iteration of GIMP came out after the Quentin Tarantino movie.
06:05The developers specifically added a G-word to the front of the product's name
06:09in order to create the acronym GIMP as a direct reference to the film.
06:12If you have some photo editing to do, you should definitely bring out the GIMP.
06:16Just make sure it's the right one.
06:18To watch more GIMP videos like this one, check out the playlist right up above.
06:22Number 22, Barfi Burgers.
06:24When it comes to meat and Argentina,
06:27the country is widely known to have some of the highest quality, best-tasting beef out there.
06:31Good beef.
06:33Argentina has great beef.
06:35But they also have Barfi Burgers.
06:38Find yourself in an Argentinian grocery store in the frozen food section
06:41and you're likely to see a box of Barfi Burger patties.
06:44From what we can tell,
06:45it's not like Barfi is a Spanish word that means something other than what it sounds like.
06:50So we're not quite sure what to make of it,
06:52other than the fact that a food product should never have a name
06:55that reminds one of the results of food poisoning.
06:57The Morgan family just dropped out of the show.
07:00Food poisoning.
07:00Gross!
07:01Number 21, Douchebags.
07:03Hey guys, what's going on?
07:04My name is Cyrus here and today we're talking about the DB Rollerbag.
07:08What does DB mean to you?
07:10While most companies would be insulted were you to call their product Douchebags,
07:14that isn't the case for this DB company started in 2009
07:18by a Norwegian engineering student and a Swedish free ski fan.
07:21And why wouldn't the name insult them, you ask?
07:24Well, because before the company was DB, it was actually Douchebags.
07:28That's right.
07:29The two guys created an adjustable, lightweight ski bag
07:32and called their company and said ski bag product, Douchebags.
07:35It was only once the company got bigger and began making its way into America
07:39that they officially changed to DB.
07:41Also, the original Douchebag is now called the Snow Roller.
07:45Bag lineup and why we're always choosing these to go to ski magazine tests.
07:48Number 20, Nads.
07:50Real girls.
07:57Real women.
08:03Real blokes.
08:05Nads, voted best brand in hair removal by real people.
08:09This is one of the biggest products on our list.
08:12So it would seem that unfortunate naming hasn't held it back.
08:15Created and founded in 1992 by an Australian woman
08:19whose daughter wanted to wax her arms with less pain.
08:22It's gone on to become one of the world's leading hair removal products.
08:26Real moms.
08:28Real Aussies.
08:29However, Nads is a slang term often used for something else.
08:34Popularly used in sentences such as,
08:37Oh man, that guy just got hit right in the Nads.
08:45The success of Nads as a business just goes to show that
08:48it's not just about making money.
08:50It's about making people happy.
08:52And it's about making people happy.
08:54The success of Nads as a business just goes to show
08:57that a great product can indeed overcome a questionable name.
09:01One, two, three.
09:04And rip it off.
09:09That's amazing.
09:12Look at that.
09:13Number 19, Trextor Eyebeat Blacks.
09:17It's hard to believe this name was even considered.
09:20In the 2000s, German company Trextor
09:23came up with an idea for what to call their new MP3 player.
09:26And the outlandishly bad name they went with
09:29sounded like it was making light of prejudice and violence.
09:32Shortly after Trextor was called out for its horrendously bad decision,
09:36the company issued an apology and promptly renamed their product.
09:40According to the company's vice president,
09:42it was named Blacks because of its,
09:44quote, elegant black piano finish.
09:46But it's still mind-boggling that they missed the obvious problem there.
09:51Even if English wasn't their first language.
09:53Number 18, Reebok Incubus.
09:56What do women want to wear on their feet?
09:59In the mid-90s, Reebok's marketing team answered this question with
10:02demonic spirits who take advantage of women in their sleep.
10:06In 1996, the company launched athletic footwear for women called Reebok Incubus.
10:11The male counterpart of a succubus,
10:13an incubus is a mythological demon
10:16said to prey on women at night while they're unconscious.
10:19Clearly, no one bothered to research what the name actually meant.
10:22At least, we hope that's the explanation.
10:24When an ABC News report broke the story,
10:27Reebok had to apologize and change the name.
10:30Number 17, Dry Sack Sherry.
10:33Dry is an interesting adjective.
10:36When you use it to describe skin,
10:38you think of unpleasant things like bitter winter months.
10:41But when you combine the word dry with wine,
10:44you think of an enjoyable adult beverage.
10:49On my huevos, man. It's too humid down here.
10:51So we can see why Williams and Humbert wanted to use it to describe its sherry.
10:55But then they added the word sack.
10:58In this product's defense,
11:00sack is actually a term that was historically used in the winemaking profession
11:04to describe certain fortified wines.
11:06But modern audiences are likely going to be too distracted
11:09by the words dry and sack together
11:12to recognize the historical meaning behind the name.
11:14I'm going upstairs.
11:17Because I'm going to put my nut sack on your drum sack.
11:19Number 16, KUM Hair Care.
11:23Doesn't matter if you spell it with a K or a C,
11:25it comes out sounding the same when you say it out loud.
11:28Or put it on a shampoo bottle.
11:30Is that a hair gel?
11:34Yeah.
11:35Great. I could use one.
11:36No, no, no, you don't have to.
11:39I just ran out.
11:41Huh.
11:42The intended use of this product,
11:44coupled with its unfortunate name,
11:46naturally invites a whole slew of dirty jokes
11:48that are too cheap and easy to bother making.
11:51Yes, yes, yes!
11:53The product line uses kumquat extract as a key ingredient,
11:57which was apparently such a distinguishing feature of this hair care line
12:01that the need to put K-U-M in the name
12:04trumped all business and marketing sense.
12:06With extract from the kumquat fruit,
12:08my hair is sexier and more vibrant than ever before.
12:12KUM Hair Care products really do work.
12:14You'll definitely turn heads when you have KUM in your hair.
12:17Number 15. IKEA's Fartful Workbench
12:21No one makes furniture quite like IKEA.
12:23Or as much of it.
12:25The home furnishing juggernaut has risen to prominence
12:27while committing to a specific naming system.
12:30That happens to include the word fartful for a workbench.
12:33You see, IKEA mostly relies on common words
12:36from Sweden and neighboring countries to make product names.
12:39Rugs tend to be named after Scandinavian towns.
12:42Other products borrow plant and animal names.
12:44But while fartful might mean speedy to those who speak Swedish,
12:48it has a far more unsavory implication for non-Swedish speaking shoppers.
12:58Based on the name alone, we're keeping this workbench outside.
13:02Number 14. 666 Cold Preparation
13:06This is just one of those strange ones.
13:08Are the manufacturers of this seemingly run-of-the-mill cold medicine
13:11intentionally invoking 666, the number of the beast?
13:14666, number of the devil.
13:16If so, there are multiple ways to interpret this.
13:20They could be looking to corner the goth, satanist,
13:23or even heavy metal healthcare market.
13:25Alternatively, this could be an attempt at marketing this product
13:28as the right choice for a hellishly bad cold.
13:37God bless you!
13:38Either way, it's hard to imagine the name helped with sales,
13:41especially with more religiously conscious groups.
13:44Not on my watch!
13:47Apparently, it tasted awful too.
13:49Number 13. Wonder Boner
13:52Okay, who wants to clean and debone him?
13:55I'll do it.
13:57What gives?
13:58You wanna do it?
13:59Just wait till you see what I've got.
14:02It's the Wonder Boner.
14:04Looking to put together a gift basket of unfortunately named products
14:07for a loved one with a penchant for puns?
14:09You've already got the pocket fisherman,
14:11so why not add a Wonder Boner?
14:13In all fairness, if you've ever deboned a fish,
14:16you'll know that it is no simple task,
14:18especially if you're inexperienced or don't have the right tools.
14:22The Wonder Boner seemingly facilitates removing bones from a fish,
14:26and based on the commercial,
14:28any immature wordplay was intentional.
14:30You just assemble the Wonder Boner's stainless steel rods like this,
14:33you take the fish,
14:35you find the top of the spine,
14:36and you slide him through the ring on the Wonder Boner and...
14:42Voila!
14:44The Wonder Boner.
14:45My wife would like that.
14:47Marketing 101 states that you should know your target market.
14:51If the product gets the job done
14:53and your target demographic is a couple of dudes on a fishing trip,
14:56who can blame them for throwing in a cheap laugh?
14:58Well, I think the Wonder Boner's a winner.
15:02So, uh, Dave, where did you get the Wonder Boner?
15:06Order your Wonder Boner now!
15:14Are you in need of the perfect tool to monitor and balance machine vibrations?
15:18No?
15:19Okay, well, this isn't exactly a must-have consumer good for the average household.
15:23However, there is a shortened version of the name
15:25that would definitely turn the heads of the masses.
15:28We agree that Fischer's Automatische Gerstahlkugelfabrik
15:32is a mouthful that warrants abbreviation,
15:34but sometimes the acronym is not the way to go.
15:38The word that results when you combine the first letters of this product name
15:42has long been on the list of offensive, pejorative words you just don't say.
15:46While the device probably works fine,
15:49we're confident the name could use an alteration or two.
15:54This particular brand of creatine is a bodybuilding supplement
15:58that promises to help you gain mass.
16:01Now, we're all for telling the people what they're getting.
16:03It's just good marketing practice.
16:05You know what else is good practice?
16:07Reading a product's name out loud before you plaster it all over the place.
16:11Bodybuilders will go to all sorts of extremes to reach their goals and get those gains.
16:16But with CreaMass, well, it sounds like you're getting a lot more than you bargained for.
16:24Like, maybe a laxative as well?
16:26If you notice someone using this product at the gym,
16:29maybe keep your distance when they're doing squats.
16:34Number 10.
16:35The Jew's Ear Juice.
16:37Mmm, who wants a long, warm draft of ear juice poured right from the source?
16:45The name of this Chinese beverage actually comes from one of its ingredients,
16:49a kind of fungus commonly called Jew's ear.
16:52In 2010, Israel's Consul General in Shanghai, Jackie Aldan, praised the name,
16:57saying that it reflected the Chinese perception of Jews as hardworking and successful.
17:02But according to a company spokesperson, it really was just all about the fungus.
17:07After the confusion, they decided to change the name to Black Fungus Juice.
17:15To be honest, it doesn't actually sound that much more appealing.
17:18Number 9.
17:19Whack Off.
17:20This heavy-duty insect repellent makes a number of big claims.
17:24It promises tropical strength protection and is used by the armed forces.
17:28It also advertises itself as being maxi-strength DEET,
17:32which, wilderness enthusiasts can clarify, is not a real measurement of diethyl toluamide,
17:38but more akin to saying, a lot.
17:41But with a real concentration of 346 grams per kilogram of DEET,
17:45this is honestly some seriously potent insect repellent.
17:53The only issue?
17:54The fact that Whack Off is written three times bigger than anything else on this tube full of gel.
18:10We shudder to think of the poor soul who read that label too quickly late one night.
18:15Number 8.
18:16Mother Fuker's Salted Peanuts.
18:18We seriously doubt that the people behind this salty snack were completely unaware
18:23of how people would read this product name.
18:28But in their defense, the questionable word is pronounced FUKERS.
18:32There's not a ton of information available about these peanuts,
18:36but every now and then they'll pop up on eBay or an online vintage marketplace.
18:40What we do know is that the name was apparently problematic enough
18:44that the Norwich Packing Company felt the need to include the pronunciation in their trademark.
18:48In legal paperwork, the company emphasizes that it's pronounced FUKERS.
19:00But despite the company's tremendous efforts around its product's name,
19:03we probably won't be bringing these home for mom.
19:06Number 7.
19:08Nintendo DS TouchDick.
19:10Many of the poorly named products on our list today come from small to mid-sized companies.
19:16So we are honestly shocked to see a mistake this uncomfortable from Nintendo.
19:20That's truly shocking.
19:21Honestly, even researching this product was challenging.
19:24Those are not two words that you want to be googling on your work computer.
19:28Surprisingly, Nintendo DS TouchDick is not in fact an adult game or even a dating sim.
19:35It's actually just about the tamest thing the company has ever put out,
19:39because it's a dictionary.
19:41The game came out exclusively in South Korea,
19:44but pressure and probably a few laughs from Western audiences
19:48ensured that the title was changed to the Completely Safe Touch Dictionary.
19:55Number 6.
19:56Golden Circle SARS.
19:58In the medical world, SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
20:03However, it's also the name of a beverage manufactured by the Golden Circle Company.
20:08We know that the kids love a cool abbreviation, but in this case, MORE is MORE.
20:13Label a can as sarsaparilla and consumers will think you're old-fashioned.
20:18Can't get a good sarsaparilla like this back in Springfield.
20:21Stamp the letter SARS across it, in all caps,
20:24and they'll seriously second-guess your ingredients.
20:27Oddly enough, there were some claims that Golden Circle's poorly-named beverage
20:32experienced increased sales during the SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2003.
20:37A similar sales spike in corona was reported shortly after COVID-19, another coronavirus,
20:42was declared a pandemic in early 2020.
20:45Number 5.
20:46Finger Marie, also known as McVitie's Cookies.
20:50First of all, we don't take too kindly to foods that tell us what to do.
20:54Second, when did cookies get so bossy?
20:57While McVitie's is a British snack food company,
20:59this particular name comes from the name of one of their products in Sweden.
21:03While Marie is the name for a type of biscuit,
21:05it's probably not the first thought people have in mind when they see this product's packaging.
21:09Finger Cookies are great in all shapes, sizes, and flavors.
21:13But when you're naming them, keep first names out of it.
21:17Marie, you wanna go home?
21:19Number 4.
21:20Alien vs. Predator, Child Predator Hands.
21:24Wow, where do we even start with this one?
21:32Considering it's merchandising for an established film franchise that takes itself seriously,
21:37we're pretty sure the name wasn't meant as a joke.
21:40It's just a really bad sequence of words that should never have been brought together,
21:44let alone slapped on a product intended for children.
21:47If you rush this, people will get hurt.
21:50Maybe die.
21:51I don't understand your objections.
21:53On second thought though, who is the intended demographic here?
21:56We're pretty sure there has yet to be a film in the Predator franchise
21:59that would rightly qualify as child-friendly.
22:02Look out!
22:04This product raises many questions, but there is one thing we're absolutely certain about.
22:10Its name should have never gotten the green light.
22:13Most listings have, unsurprisingly, since been updated.
22:17Number 3.
22:18Nope.
22:19You know what?
22:20I'm not gonna say that.
22:21There are a number of unique bathing options out there.
22:24You can take a dip in hot springs, mud baths, and even beer baths.
22:28The latter actually has a long history in Eastern Europe and has some health benefits.
22:33However, this kind of dip sounds altogether dubious.
22:37Oh, wait.
22:38This is a dip in the food sense?
22:40Wow, that's actually worse.
22:43Spelled with a C, semen, pronounced che-men,
22:47is in reality a popular type of dip or spread that hails from Turkey.
22:52It can be made from tomato paste, garlic, and walnuts.
22:55Nope, we are not going there.
22:57Honestly, reading the ingredients, it actually sounds pretty good.
23:00But it would certainly benefit from a rebrand in English markets.
23:04Number 2.
23:05AIDS
23:06This appetite suppressant wasn't just a real product.
23:09It was a hit.
23:10If you look as broad as this, and you'd rather look as slim as this, try the AIDS-reducing plan.
23:17Originally produced by the Carley Company, its roots date all the way back to the 1930s.
23:22It wasn't until the 1970s and early 80s, however,
23:24that it really hit its stride and became an industry leader.
23:27Why not try AIDS?
23:29But that all changed when awareness about Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS,
23:34increased drastically in the 80s.
23:36It also didn't help that the primary function of the product, losing weight,
23:40was also one of the symptoms of the condition.
23:43The company tried to pivot by rebranding its product as AIDS Slim and Diet AIDS,
23:48but in the early 90s, the company gave up and ceased production.
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24:08Number 1.
24:09Rexona Girl 24-Hour Intensive Pussy Wind Hello Kitty Antiperspirant
24:14Where to begin with this product?
24:17Probably with general advice to all aspiring product marketers out there
24:21that while pussy cat is a cute way to refer to a feline,
24:24you can't take the word cat away and expect people to still understand.
24:34We can chalk up this lengthy name to a series of bad translations
24:38that serendipitously came together in one truly awful name.
24:4324-Hour Intensive wouldn't be so bad if it weren't followed by those next two words.
24:48We can only assume that wind was supposed to mean that it's an aerosol spray,
24:52but by the time you read Hello Kitty and understand that that's the feline they're referring to,
24:56it is much too late.
25:00Which of these product names had you asking yourself,
25:02how did no one catch that?
25:04Let us know in the comments.
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