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I call them '..a brick, a power brick.. a charger, no, the part you plug..'. Lmao, I carry one of these, whatever its cursed name is, with me literally everywhere I go so I don't have to ask for the thing. I feel you sib.
See also: portable USB memory.
Edit: unless you need another thing! A power bank? 'This?' Taking out a brick. A usb-c cable? 'What?' Phone charger? 'This?' No, the cable.. thanks.. sorry this is usb-a I'm gonna need the brick as well.. 'the what?' Smh.
USB Charger
If the transformer is in the same housing at the plug with a separate cable (as shown): wall wart.
If the DC cable is attached, it's a charger.
If it's housed in its own case, it's a power brick.
If there's no transformer it's a power lead, unless it's rated for over 10A, then it's a power cable.
Dongles are peripherals that are housed in the same casing as the host connector. Anyone who thinks they can power a device with a dongle is a dangerous sociopath.
Charging brick.
Unless I'm describing it in a system, then it's a full bridge rectifier :)
Wall Warts
Usually charger brick or just brick
Charging Blocks
Dongle? That implies connection to a host computer.
USB chargers.
"Dongles" are wire to wire USB adapters for computers. Sound "cards", Ethernet adapters, video adapters.
Adapter or charger. Rarely - power brick.
I generally think of these as "transformers", but I call it a power supply. Mostly folks look at me like a Labrador trying to do calculus, and say "You mean a power brick?"
Wall wart or power brick.
Usb wall charger
Ladegerät
wall warts
Wall Wart
YF-W36-2U
Though sometimes like to be more specific and say something like "hey can you grab the blue YF-W36-2U for me?"
Charge block.
USB charger or adapter
Stromziegel
I usually call them "those, uh, usb thingies" while pantomiming plugging one into the wall
When I was in college, we called these wall warts.
"Charger" (lader) in general and more specific "block" (blokje)
"Wall Warts"
Charging brick. Or, if an unmarked generic brand like the ones you've shown, Fire Hazard.
"wall block"
Charging block
Power bricks or USB bricks. A dongle is an adapter, so it has some sort of thing on each side (besides a power plug lol).
Power biscuit
Charging brick. I don't think I've ever heard them called anything else besides a charger.
USB wall adaptor