No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I’ve called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you’re asking someone if they’ve seen any (______)'s
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Charging brick, or power adapter.
I can’t think of a better term for these.
USB charger.
wall wart
I recently got odd looks for saying exactly this. I swear that’s what everyone where I live (Ohio, USA) USED to call them.
Wall warts are large transformer blocks that don’t have a cable but rather have an integrated plug. Yes this is a transformer that plugs straight into the wall, but it’s tiny. It’s at most a wall pimple.
wall pimple it is then
This is a wall plugged charger with USB A -> please stop calling it dongle. I am sure we can at least agree, that dongle is factually wrong.
Fire hazard
I refuse any moniker for these besides bricks
Isn’t that in itself a moniker?
It’s only a brick if it’s separated from both the outlet and the device it’s powering by cables. Fight me.
🤔 you know I think you might be right. I’m going to continue calling it a brick it out of spite.
Spite is one hell of a motivator. Being hunted by hyenas is another. There’s probably others, too.
USB adaptor
If context is unclear might add a “mains” or even “C” in the middle as needed.
Squares
The wonders of spanish
Wall wart
usb cocks
Cable head
jimmie
The Dingus. Wall wart. And a whole number of colorful names if I step on one with the prongs up, or roll my ankle on one in the dark!
Adapter or charger. Rarely - power brick.
In England, we call those argy-bargy-cable-chargies.
mfw Americans call electro-rope “power cables”
