I have heard at least 5 (English) names for the little travel bag that contains one’s toiletries.
What do you call it?
I have heard at least 5 (English) names for the little travel bag that contains one’s toiletries.
What do you call it?
@toddgrotenhuis toilettas (but that’s Dutch… I’ve always liked the Spanish sound of it, though! :)
@scottpack @toddgrotenhuis Dopp Kit for me too, because that's what my father called it, but I have no idea what "dopp" actually means.
@toddgrotenhuis The ones I had already heard:
New from this post:
@Ddanielson @dwalbert @todd Oh neat!! Makes perfect sense. If anything I'm surprised the brand is that recent.
@toddgrotenhuis well now I want to know all the English words, toiletry bag is what I call it
@toddgrotenhuis in Italy it's called 'beauty case' (yes, we use English terms), or just 'beauty' :)
@toddgrotenhuis a new one for your list, I think… we’ve always called them sponge bags, no idea why
@scottpack @ddanielson @todd Interesting! I see this is post World War I — the German name would never have survived that war in the US — but I assume “kit” is as in “Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,” etc., the song of that era. Or “kit and kaboodle.” Thinking of this I want to start calling mine my “trouble kit,” but maybe that’s something else.
@toddgrotenhuis I call it either “toalettsakene” (toilet things) or “barbersakene” (shaving things), but I think “toalettbag” (toilet bag) is the most commonly used term in Norway.