| 词汇 | French letter |
| 释义 | Idiom French letter informal, old-fashioned a thin rubber covering that a man can wear on his penis during sex to stop a woman becoming pregnant or to protect him or his partner against infectious diseases.In those days, French letters were the only form of contraceptive we had. French letter noun a condom. In the mid-C20 so common in use as to be almost conventional; however usage inevitably diminished with the advent of the contraceptive pill. In post-AIDS society 'French letter' is now just one among hundreds of newer slang terms for the condom. Unusual variations are 'American', 'Italian' or 'Spanish' letters. The French repaid the compliment with capote anglaise (a condom), literally an English hooded cape, which abbreviates as capote; interestingly, when 'French letter' is abbreviated the nationality remains and it becomes a FRENCHY or a FRENCHIE UK, 1856French letterslang A condom. Primarily heard in UK. I have a date tonight, so I need to make sure I have a French letter in my wallet. |
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