There is a laundry detergent in many countries that is called Colon. I've seen it at least in Kenya and in Israel. Maybe it's a world known brand name.

This has always disturbed me a great deal. When I hear the words "colon", and "laundry" together, I do not think "clean". I do not think "punctuation mark" either, for that matter. As Webster 1913 put it:

1. Anat

Much like my old pal Webbie, my first association is of the human anatomy. Colon? I'm not going to wash my laundry in THAT.