English terms with lost cultural context

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  • suitcase
  • clothing names: sports jacket, leisure suit, slippers, sneakers
  • powder room
  • pickle names: bread & butter, kosher dill
  • dresser
  • car parts: trunk
    • counterexample: windshield, headlights
  • computer parts: drive, monitor, screen, disk, key(board)
    • counterexample: mouse, display
  • stretcher