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dish soap
DCHP-2 (Dec 2016)
Spelling variants:dishsoap
n.
liquid detergent used to wash dishes.
Type: 5. Frequency — The term dish soap is far more common in Irish English than in Canadian English (see Chart 1). The term is, however, still the most popular variant within Canada when compared with "dishwashing soap" and "dishwashing liquid" (see Chart 2) and has twice the frequency compared to the US (see Chart 1). In light of this data, in the North American context dish soap has a Canadian dimension per virtue of its frequency (see Chart 2). Globally, of course, it does not.
The term may be considerably older. The concept is documented in the 1903 quotation from Manitoba, yet the term is not used.
See also COD-2, s.v. "dish soap", which is marked as "Cdn".
The term may be considerably older. The concept is documented in the 1903 quotation from Manitoba, yet the term is not used.
See also COD-2, s.v. "dish soap", which is marked as "Cdn".
Quotations
1903
[More than half the battle in cleaning greasy dishes is in the soap you use. If it's Sunlight Soap it's the best.]
1983
A plastic bottle of liquid dish soap is paired with a lump of carbolic soap in a long-handled metal cage, while the vacuum cleaner finds its match in a wire carpet beater.
1986
Another father admitted making his son swallow dish soap for using vulgar language, Donaldson said.
1998
You need to stock up on the basics, like laundry detergent, dish soap, toilet paper and plastic wrap.
2007
Alarm bells went off for Brenda Hounam's family the day she used dish soap instead of cooking oil to brown some meat in a skillet.
2008
Squirt liquid dish soap onto your counter sponge (if you keep one by the sink), rinse and squeeze it out, leaving lots of soap in the sponge.
References
- COD-2
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 27 Jun. 2014
