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** Nintendo themselves went through a period of referring to all colors by non-standard names. The aforementioned pink GBA was "fuchsia" and the orange GC was "spice" for no clear reason.

*** Try Polar White, Onyx, Cobalt, or Metallic Rose DS Lite colors on for size.

* Hot Topic peddled a denim skirt to teenage male [[Emo]] kids as a "one-legged pant." It's still listed at [[http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/store/product.jsp?FOLDER~~~~

* Hot Topic peddled a denim skirt to teenage male [[Emo]] kids as a "one-legged pant." It's still listed at [http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/store/product.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302028382&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442165228&bmUID=1190984678217 the web site], but may or may not be sold anymore.

* There are new skates now called "side-by-sides" that have, get this, two wheels in front and two wheels in back! Anyone born before 1992 may remember that these hip, ''new'' alternatives to inlines were called "rollerskates" for much of the 20th century.

** This kind of thing is more properly called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronym retronym].

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