'Scotch Tape' got its name from a racial slur
The cellophane tape, widely known as 'Scotch Tape', was dubbed so after one of the customers complained that the tape had less adhesive, and called it 'Scotch', a racial slang for cheap in the 1920s. The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (now 3M), which started selling the tape 86 years ago on September 8, 1930, uses 'Scotch' for many products.