Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A flexible sheath, usually made of thin rubber or latex, designed to cover the penis during sexual intercourse for contraceptive purposes or as a means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
- n. A similar device, consisting of a loose-fitting polyurethane sheath closed at one end, that is inserted intravaginally before sexual intercourse. Also called female condom.
Wiktionary
- n. A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.
WordNet 3.0
- n. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Etymologies
- Unknown. Many theories exist. See Italian guantone, from guanto ("a glove") (Wiktionary)
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word condom reminds me again that I need to get in and get on the pill.”
“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".”
“I think it shows commendable forethought .... the condom is a good idea too”
“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?”
“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.”
“Bringing up the word "condom" could cost a teacher his job.”
“And the sad reality, to tell them slap on a condom is not --”
The Huffington Post: Christine O'Donnell Will Stop America From Sexing Each Other (VIDEO)
“And yes, I would teach them that packing a condom is much more important than abstaining fromsex.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause
“I seriously doubt that the goal of any education would be to tell people what a condom is or that it can be used.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?”
“And they won't really bat an eyelash if someone uses the word condom in front of them.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Logan Levkoff: Giving Condoms to Kids
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘condom’.
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sexual feelings
words describing the sexual parts of life
snog, shag, copulate, intercourse, paraphilia, carnal, fetish, fornicate, abstinence, foreplay, coitus, chastity and 119 more...
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the physical experience
wank, snog, tendon, sinew, sauce shelf, pet, arse, astigmatism, bisexual, brassiere, breast, climax and 186 more...
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astrosfan's Words
pantaloons, schadenfreude, astonishing, eve, static, freeze, luscious, voluptuous, stagnant, mimic, speed, vespertillinoid and 302 more...
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Place Names Of Distinction
These are all names of real places. The focus is on towns, mountains, rivers etc. but I will consider streets. Streets are even wackier so if there's enough good'uns ... yep, another list :-)
malino, yoshkar-ola, cae onan, krakatoa, gulfoss, perusia, camooweal, manangatang, utopia, bastardo, condom, zumstein and 324 more...
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Weird Place names
Weird places all over the world mainly in sweden
titsfield, sweden, hawick, hornaven, hogster (sweden), melded fastaboil, poowong, traralgon, hell, fucking, condom, funny river and 2 more...
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the smut-list
celibacy, rubber, coitus, foreplay, phallus, bukkake, cunnilingus, frottage, bugger, erotica, condom, booby and 63 more...
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CandyComa's list
CRAZY RANDOM
terrakinesis, condom, std, mom, your mom, death, headstone, ouroboros, lsd, tumor, onomatopoeia, candy and 23 more...
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Let's Talk About Sex
pansexual, bisexual, heterosexual, homosexual, intercourse, coitus, copulation, foreplay, orgasm, phallus, phallic, yonic and 14 more...
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From the mouths of babes
Funny phrases uttered by children who may or may not have been me...please help me build this list!
Tweets
Looking for tweets for condom.
marky i've fitted a condom over my wireless router antenna .. i think i'm safe now. Oct 11, 2010
bilby ??
Never mind. Sep 17, 2009
dante5000 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 :) Sep 17, 2009
bilby 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. Nov 26, 2007
oroboros 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? Nov 26, 2007
bilby Name of a town in France. Unsurprisingly, their town name-signs keep getting tea-leafed.
Nov 25, 2007
seanahan If by emergencies you mean the weekend! Oct 5, 2007
enginerd The telltale circle impression in one's wallet..... for emergencies Oct 5, 2007
uselessness 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..." Oct 4, 2007
amcd56 Practice safe eating. Use a condiment. Whoops - wrong word. Oct 4, 2007
tbtabby "Condoms aren't completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus." -Bob Rubin Oct 4, 2007
notanotherjazzpoet As in, "My Grandma just bought a condom in the city!" It's not an entirely unreasonable abbreviation for condominium. Feb 19, 2007