"stall converters". Is it just me?

I used to say my car had a "cam and intake" when I was a dumb kid. My shop teacher hated it!
It goes with other things too..."hot water heater". It's a water heater. Why do you need to heat hot water? "Duck tape" . (Yes there is a brand that calls itself that) . Air conditioning "duck"...
“What’s the vin number on your car?” Or “I’m sorry sir, our card machine doesn’t work, you’ll have to enter the PIN number” or “atm machine”