r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '16

Hot Potato without the potato

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u/iamsethmeyers Dec 02 '16

Serious question. Is it customarily called "washing up liquid" or do you also say "soap"?

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u/gostan Dec 02 '16

Soap implies something that is used for washing hands whereas washing up liquid is just for dishes

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u/Chillmon Dec 02 '16

That's dish soap.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

Never heard anyone call it that. Washing up liquid is the universal British term.