* Bug - perhaps a reference to the size and appearance of some USB drives
* Chip stick
* Clip Drive
* Clip Flash Drive
* Data key
* Data stick
* Disk on key
* Dongle - regarded by some as an inaccurate use of this word
* Finger drive
* Flash disk
* Flash drive
* Flash memory drive
* Geek stick - used by Geek Squad agents to refer to the special-use, branded USB flash drives with special diagnostic tools pre-loaded
* Geek whistle - since they're often worn around the neck like a coach's whistle
* Gigachip
* Intelligent Stick or just iStick which is a USB-based flash memory card with MMS interface
* Jump drive
* Jump stick
* Jumper
* Key
* Keychain drive
* Keydrive
* Keyfob - widely used in the Seattle area
* Magic key
* Magic Stick - common in some Ohio towns
* Memory drive
* Memory key
* Memory stick - incorrect use of the Sony Memory Stick
* Micro hard drive
* Mobile drive
* Nerd bling
* Nerd necklace - used when worn around the neck
* Nerd stick
* Pen - also used in much of Portugal
* Pen drive - common and widely used in Brazil and Uruguay
* Pocket drive
* Porn Stick - due to their propensity for conveying pornography
* Snib
* Stick
* Thumb drive
* Thumb key
* Travel stick
* UFD - USB Flash Drive/Disk
* USB disk/disc
* USB drive
* USB key
* USB Pen
* USB Stick - standard term in Germany and The Netherlands
* USB - sometimes used as a shorthand
* USB zip drive