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Originally Posted by Noah930
(Why does 'fridge have a "d" in it, but not refrigerator?)
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This is just a theory but here goes....
When I was growing up in the 50's in TX (yep, I are that old) we didn't call them refrigerators, we called them frigidaires and many still do. Frigidaire was a brand which I think was one of the dominant brands in those days and was a part of GM for many years. The common vernacular for a refrigerator was a "fridge" .... "fridge" comes from the word Frigidaire, not refrigerator. I have no idea where the "d" came from however other than it sounded like there was a "d" in the pronunciation.