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Great list, it's a pitty it does not list what type of product it is. Also the links are broken for me due to redirection to my local language variant of the IKEA page.

Also note product names are not the same in different countries. My favourite is electrical extension cord KOPPLA what is similar to "kopla" - past tense of verb to give electric shock.



Koppla means connect/plug in in swedish. In a sentence

Skulle to kunna koppla i sladden?

Can you plug in the cable.

So I just think it's a coincident


Well, KOPPLA also sells in the US, so unlikely it is a pun in Slovak :)


Koppla is probably cognate with the English word “couple” which can mean to connect things. (It can also mean to fuck, so there’s that)


Pun not intended indeed.




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