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Durex en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈdʊ.ɹɛks/ (Australia)

Etymology

Condom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.

Meanings

  1. (UK, countable) A condom.
    • All I know is that you could, if you wanted to, find the answers to all sorts of difficult questions buried in that terrible war-torn interregnum between the first pubic hair and the first soiled Durex. 1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 17:
    • Pocket full of Durex, body full of Mandrex / Are we gonna have sex? Will you wear your knee socks? 2006, “Rudebox”, in Rudebox, performed by Robbie Williams:
  2. (Australia, uncountable) Adhesive tape.

Forms

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Durexes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

condom · sellotape · adhesive tape · Scotch tape · sticky tape · tape

Durex en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈdʊ.ɹɛks/ (Australia)

Etymology

Condom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.

Meanings

  1. (UK, US) A brand of condom.
  2. (Australia) A brand of adhesive tape.

Descendants

durex