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To be a “household name” is to be famous across a large portion of the population. “Household” is another word for “family home.” So, if someone is known in the majority of family homes, then that person is said to be, or to have, a household name. This expression is often used to describe people who have recently become famous. In today’s episode, you’ll hear that Shohei Ohtani became a household name in Japan at age 19. That means that many families in Japan had heard of Shohei when he was 19.