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This may be slightly subjective, but in my mind, Americans seem able to come up with brand/product names that are so stupid they actually vulgarise the very thing they name. So, for example, 'Smuckers Goober'. What the actual ****? (If you don't know what I am talking about, google it.)
But the name I think is the worst in the market place must be...
Krispy Kreme.
For one thing, doughnuts aren't crispy. And what's with the deliberate misspelling of two otherwise legitimate words? Also, they're terrible (but that's beyond the scope of this post).
Do you agree? Can you think of others?
When I pay for a Hummer, I WANT AN ACTUAL HUMMER
Ya know what I mean!
Ooni. But only marginally more so than people who get worked up about it replacing the equal non-word Uuni.
Milk It!
Anb expensive solution to a problem that doesn't exist they are milking till the udders bleed.
On One - I mean all their bikes have gears FFS! On Eleven more like.......
For one thing, doughnuts aren’t crispy
It’s deep fried dough they’re crispy.
Oh and Smucker is the founder’s name and goober is another name for a peanut.
Not sure if it's stupid, brave, naive or gloriously self-aware but:
http://colourswheelchair.com/spazz/
Blueball Sports.
I always thought BENCH was pretty stupid too.
Cilit Bang? - probably stings a bit
The daftest and most offensive/ misguided one I ever saw was a cheese when we lived in Oz in the early 90s; Coon - our cheese is more than food it's a friend! Seriously, even for one of the more racist nations in the world that's some going....
Some of the best are car names.
Juke.
Bentayga.
Bongo Friendee.
Referring to peanut butter as "Nut butter"
Angel Delight.
Neither angelic, nor delightful.
Baby oil.
Does NOT contain babies.
Viagra.
I have no idea why they named it after a waterfall.
Viagra- hmmmmm maybe cause it flows so well
Ya know what I mean!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
I love Angel Delight
Viagra.
I have no idea why they named it after a waterfall.
I do.
The daftest and most offensive/ misguided one I ever saw was a cheese when we lived in Oz in the early 90s; Coon – our cheese is more than food it’s a friend! Seriously, even for one of the more racist nations in the world that’s some going….
Back in my field archery days, a shoot at night was named a "coon shoot." Shocking as it initially sounds, it's a contraction of "raccoon." Coon hunting has been a thing in the US since colonial days. I've no idea of the etymology of "coon cheese" but it's easy to assume racism through modern eyes (especially in Australia where it's pretty much mandatory) when none was intended.
In fact, having now googled it, which I should have done in the first place:
Coon cheese is named after its American creator, Edward William Coon (1871–1934) of Philadelphia, who patented a method, subsequently known as the Cooning process, for fast maturation of cheese via high temperature and humidity.
And what’s with the deliberate misspelling of two otherwise legitimate words?
Doesn’t that cover roughly 50% of all Americans words though? I can never own a Specialised bike for this very reason. Krispy Kremes aren’t that bad and the Beastie Boys managed to name drop them in typical quirky style so they get a pass from me.
Back to the OP - Car names, pretty much all of them.
I have always loathed those " edgy" but childish bike names - stiffy, inbred etc
But nothing beats the Nissan Cedric
There is also the fabulous looking Naked from Diahatsu.
Did they build it out of Lego?
Who remembers Heavy Tools bikes from the mid 90's?
Mrs was having an awful Grundig WC MTB race in Budapest and the only thing that kept her going was trying to stay ahead of a Heavy Tools rider 🙂
And some Scandinavian snacks when discovered by English kids:
Plopp (Sweden)
Krap (Iceland)
Has anyone ever went to a bike shop and asked about a hand job?
I am here to correct you.
I give you the Great Wall Wingle.
I stand corrected, that’s a great name
More amsing than stupid - spotted on a shop in Stockholm:
I have literally no clue what in the shuddering **** this thing is: 
It also always struck me that "Jimmy White's Cueball 2" just made fun of the poor guy's well-publicised testicular cancer. Low blow, guys...
An 80s anchor for windsurfers called the Wanchor. Thank you America.
How about South Africa's Christian bookstore...
dare2b is such a dumb name for a clothing brand
But lest we forget:
Krispy Kreme...
To be fair to the Americans, the name was created by a Frenchman.
Who remembers Heavy Tools bikes from the mid 90’s?
Of similar vintage, Checker Pig.
King Dick.
No I take it back, it's a brilliant name.
Cookie Puss
Now ancient US IT company called Wang.*
And their catchy slogan - "Wang Cares"
* It was the founders name but still...
Mitsubishi Pajero
Literally hundreds of brand names in China/Taiwan that have been hilariously translated.
Smeg
But nothing beats the Nissan Cedric
I give you the Pivot Les.
Pace Cathy.
(One for the retroheads there)
I give you the Pivot Les.
Eh? I thought that was quite clever.
Just had an ebike advert come up on YouTube - the Baby Maker.
WTF.