Durex
/ˈdjʊərɛks
/noun (plural same) British trademark
A contraceptive sheath; a condom.No, don't know about those things, teacher said knowing the Holy Ghost was more important than knowing how to get a Durex....
- Tales of Durex reminded the East Londoner of a similar act of innocence when he served on board SA Waterberg.
- Crossing Euston Rd at Baker St, I take a deep breath and hold it against traffic fumes, till I reach the other side. I buy things on my shopping list, Durex, tissues, baby oil.
Origin
1930s: name invented by the manufacturers, probably based on Latin durare 'to last'.
Rhymes
- closed syllable
- closed traverse
- closed universe
- close encounter
- close encounter of the first (or second etc.) kind
- close-fisted
- close-fitting
- close-fought
- Close, Glenn
- close-grained
- close harmony
- close-hauled
- close in
- close-knit
- close-lipped
- closely
- closely fought
- closely knit
- close-minded
- close-mouthed
- closeness
- close one's eyes to
- close one's mind to
- close (or dear) to (or near) one's heart
- close (or near) to home