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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con•dom /ˈkɑndəm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Medicinea thin sheath, worn over the penis during intercourse to prevent conception or disease.
con•dom
(kon′dəm, kun′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Medicinea thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- of obscure origin, originally, but popularly supposed to have been named after an 18th-century English physician, who allegedly devised it 1700–10
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'condom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
French letter
- French tickler
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- fishskin
- johnny
- prophylactic
- protective
- rubber
- safe
- safe sex
- safety
- scumbag
- sheath
- skin
- unprotected sex
- vaginal condom