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

  • RealSpiderLane@lemmy.zip
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    4 hours ago

    I recently got odd looks for saying exactly this. I swear that’s what everyone where I live (Ohio, USA) USED to call them.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      Wall warts are large transformer blocks that don’t have an AC 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.