Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flexible sheath, usually made of latex or polyurethane, designed to cover the penis during sexual intercourse for contraceptive purposes or as a means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
- noun A similar device, consisting of a loose-fitting polyurethane or synthetic rubber sheath closed at one end, that is inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A flexible sleeve made of
latex or otherimpermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erectpenis during intercourse as acontraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread ofSTDs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word condom reminds me again that I need to get in and get on the pill.
Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy Ellen Hopkins 2004
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The word condom reminds me again that I need to get in and get on the pill.
Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy Ellen Hopkins 2004
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The word condom reminds me again that I need to get in and get on the pill.
Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy Ellen Hopkins 2004
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Italy's leading daily paper Corriere della Sera said the intervention by Mr Balduzzi, a practising Catholic, showed "that in Italy in 2011 the word condom is still taboo".
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I think it shows commendable forethought .... the condom is a good idea too
Maybe I Should Have Frozen Him When He Was 5 Jessica 2008
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Or shall we go back to the point where the victim who asks her agressor to use a condom is accused of consent as a result?
Balkinization 2004
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Reports that the health minister in Mario Monti's new government banned Italian state radio from using of the word "condom" in a series of programmes to mark World Aids Day have outraged HIV campaigners.
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Bringing up the word "condom" could cost a teacher his job.
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Bringing up the word "condom" could cost a teacher his job.
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And the sad reality, to tell them slap on a condom is not --
Christine O'Donnell Will Stop America From Sexing Each Other (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
notanotherjazzpoet commented on the word condom
As in, "My Grandma just bought a condom in the city!" It's not an entirely unreasonable abbreviation for condominium.
February 19, 2007
tbtabby commented on the word condom
"Condoms aren't completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus." -Bob Rubin
October 4, 2007
amcd56 commented on the word condom
Practice safe eating. Use a condiment. Whoops - wrong word.
October 4, 2007
uselessness commented on the word condom
Oh, that was a terrible joke from my college days: grab some ketchup packets in the cafeteria, approach a lunching friend and loudly proclaim "I found your condoments by the cash register... you really shouldn't leave those things lying around..."
October 5, 2007
enginerd commented on the word condom
The telltale circle impression in one's wallet..... for emergencies
October 5, 2007
seanahan commented on the word condom
If by emergencies you mean the weekend!
October 5, 2007
bilby commented on the word condom
Name of a town in France. Unsurprisingly, their town name-signs keep getting tea-leafed.
November 26, 2007
oroboros commented on the word condom
I've seen a picture taken by my cousin of a restaurant sign in the Ginza district of Tokyo: "Cabbages & Condoms"!! Do you suppose it's engrish for condiments?
November 26, 2007
bilby commented on the word condom
One can only guess!
Really, I knew the Japanese had odd tendencies but I'm stumped as to what they were getting at here. Restaurant names list in the making?
It seems to me that hairdressers are often looking for something unusual in their names. Curl Up And Dye sticks in the mind. In Germany I used to walk past a salon called Hairkiller on my way to town. I don't think this name quite had the impact they wanted. But think of all the money you'll save on shampoo in the long run.
November 26, 2007
dante5000 commented on the word condom
Condoms are good for the sex in many of the ways as in you put ya wang in the hole and you have many a fun with your condom wang and the hole :)
September 17, 2009
bilby commented on the word condom
??
Never mind.
September 17, 2009
marky commented on the word condom
i've fitted a condom over my wireless router antenna .. i think i'm safe now.
October 11, 2010
alexz commented on the word condom
etymology: 19th century slang dictionary has Cundum
https://books.google.ca/books?id=QLATAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA229
That book dates cundum going back fo " 1767 Rochester Roscommon and Dorset a panageric upon cundum"
"Happy the man who in his pocket keeps,
Whether with green or scarlet riband bound,
A well-made cundum"
January 5, 2017