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单词 French letter
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Definition of French letter in English:

French letter

noun
British dated, informal

  • A condom.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I had taken some trouble to insert among the smoked salmon and cream cheese, a French letter.
    • The new orthodoxy preached by the ostensibly liberal apostles of political correctness sanctifies the condom, no longer to be referred to disparagingly as the rubber Johnny or the French letter.
    • According to the ad, ‘Julius would like to give you some straight talk about French letters.’
 
 

Definition of French letter in US English:

French letter

nounˈˌfrenCH ˈledərˈˌfrɛntʃ ˈlɛdər
British dated, informal

  • A condom.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The new orthodoxy preached by the ostensibly liberal apostles of political correctness sanctifies the condom, no longer to be referred to disparagingly as the rubber Johnny or the French letter.
    • I had taken some trouble to insert among the smoked salmon and cream cheese, a French letter.
    • According to the ad, ‘Julius would like to give you some straight talk about French letters.’
 
 
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