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by systems_glitch 1285 days ago
Indeed, one can search by your area's local trade name for an item and still find it in their catalog, even if no one else in the country calls it that!

For an example that's not hyper-local, search "roll pin," which about half the world uses to describe that particular item. For a more dramatic example, search "hickey."