What is pipidastr

For several years in a row, in everyday life, an assistant has been fighting for the cleanliness of the house - a bright fleecy vertical brush. Everyone knows that such a rainbow-colored, fluffy object can easily remove dust particles, but no one thought about its name. How it is correctly called and what other common nouns are given to it, we will consider in this article.

What is the correct name for a dust brush?

The brush was invented by Chinese manufacturers, but the name “grew in” from the Americans. The fact is that the cleaning item, with its long pile and multi-colored color, is similar to the American pom-poms (pom-pom or PP) that the cheerleaders of a sporting event used in their “minute” performances. However, this similarity is only in appearance, and the functionality of the brush is akin to a duster. Thus, the innovation was nicknamed Ppduster.

It reached the Russian market without translation or transformation of the name - pipidastr. There is a version that the abbreviation PP is translated as polypropylene (polypropylene). However, the brush is not always made of this material. Therefore, it would be more correct to stick to the first version.

What is another name for a dust brush?

However, such a funny and incomprehensible name for household equipment confuses many cleaners. But traders of small household goods and even the owners of this item themselves use more acceptable names:

• dust broom. A common name that defines the purpose of a thing. Understandable to everyone, especially the older generation;
• dust collector. The name comes from the resemblance to a brush with a long handle for cleaning plumbing fixtures from dirt and bacteria (toilet brush);
• staticduster. Perhaps the most logical name for a household item. The fact is that when a brush rubs on the surface, a static attraction arises between the artificial fleece and the dirt. Dust particles are attracted to the pile, and a cleaning effect is created.

Important! The dust is not brushed off the furniture, but sits on the broom, which needs to be washed and dried after cleaning. The technology is very convenient in places inaccessible to a hand with a rag and does not leave streaks on glossy surfaces. However, it will not cope with multi-layered and dense dust formations.

Of course, it is most correct to call things by their proper names. But borrowed names do not always take root in everyday life. It is most correct to indicate the current name of the item and its decoding. For example: “Pipidastr. Dust broom."