Reading the Sydney Morning Herald today, I discovered that our appetite for spending is about to be Ozempic-ed.
It’s official: Ozempic isn’t just a drug anymore — it’s a verb. 🗣️
The diabetes medication that’s become a global phenomenon has now slimmed its way into the language. Our wallets, it seems, are next in line for treatment.
And you have to hand it to the drug company — they must be clapping with delight. Few products make it this far. When your brand name becomes a verb, you’ve hit cultural gold.
But Ozempic isn’t the first to make the leap. We’ve been verb-ing brands for decades:
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Google – to look something up.
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Photoshop – to edit reality.
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Hoover – to vacuum anything, anywhere.
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Uber – to get home when you shouldn’t be driving.
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Zoom – to talk to people you used to see in person.
Language, like fashion, gets carried away. One day it’s just a product name, the next it’s front and centre in a sentence. A bit like photo-bombing — a word that muscled its way in and never left.
So yes, our spending might soon be Ozempic-ed — slimmer, tighter, and slightly out of reach.
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