单词 | french safe |
释义 | > as lemmasFrench safe French safe n. colloquial = condom n.; cf. French letter n. ΚΠ 1868 Med. & Surg. Reporter 11 Apr. 330/2 Various means are promised..for the prevention of conception, and..French safes and all the other inventions for the purpose..offered for sale. 1921 Northwestern Reporter 180 638/2 She understood his object to be sexual intercourse,..and she said she was afraid of the consequences, and he then promised to get her a French safe. 2003 R. Van Camp in K. Akiwenzie-Damm Without Reservation 191 Did I ever tell you my theory about how condoms got the nick names ‘French safes’? < as lemmas |
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