condom

American  

[kon-duhm, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn dəm, ˈkʌn- /

noun

1. a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.

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condom British  

/ ˈkɒndəm, ˈkɒndɒm /

noun

1. a sheathlike covering of thin rubber worn on the penis or in the vagina during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or infection

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Etymology

Origin of condom

First recorded in 1700–10; of obscure origin, but popularly supposed to have been named after an 18th-century English physician, who allegedly devised it

Example Sentences

To the west of Toulouse, the town of Condom in the Gascony region had a relatively tranquil first day of confinement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2020

Dahrouch was only 15 when he started working at La Table des Cordeliers, Palladin’s restaurant in his hometown of Condom, where Palladin became the youngest chef in France to earn two Michelin stars.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2019

Scherwitzl says Natural Cycles followed the same approval path as the Durex Condom.

From The Verge • Aug. 15, 2017

—Dr. Safer is a psychotherapist and the author of “The Golden Condom and Other Essays on Love Lost and Found,” which will be published by Picador in early April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2016

Condom was, during the middle ages, a fortress of considerable strength.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

Related Words

• contraceptive