The origin of the term 'Johnnie' dates back to 17th century Britain, when people started referring to condom packages as “John Milles” or “Johnny Mills”. People did this in honour of John Milles, who ran an apothecary shop in London and sold condoms.
/ (ˈfræŋə) / Save This Word! noun. Australian slang a condom.
Other terms are also commonly used to describe condoms. In North America condoms are also commonly known as prophylactics, or rubbers. In Britain they may be called French letters or rubber johnnies.
You can get condoms for free, even if you're under 16, from: contraception clinics. sexual health or GUM (genitourinary medicine) clinics. some GP surgeries.
One of the most known nicknames for condom is rubber. However, if you go to a convenience store in Australia or New Zealand and ask for a rubber, you will be handed an eraser. This could make for awkward moments for Kiwis or Aussies traveling abroad who just want to erase a mistake: “Could I have a rubber, mate?”
fanny n. (American slang) Buttocks. Fanny is an extremely offensive Australasian slang term for the female genitalia, so announcing to an Australasian that you ``patted your friend on the fanny'' can can leave him or her with decidedly the wrong impression. The word you are searching for is bum.
The 1971 Monash Uni Student Orientation handbook had a cartoon in which the evil villain used a condom ray gun. When fired, the gun emitted the noise "frang... frang...
In late-19th-century England, condoms were known as "a little something for the weekend". The phrase was commonly used in barbershops, which were a key retailer of condoms, in twentieth century Britain.
Companies stopped calling their condoms condoms and instead used euphemisms like rubber safes, caps, and gentlemen's rubber goods.
The rest of the time, the humble condom has been known by many different names, such as the male sheath, gloves, armour, the English riding coat, French letter and machine.
Placing condoms behind locked glass is an access barrier to this nonprescription contraceptive product and it likely impacts their important public health role in reducing unintended pregnancy and offering protection against sexually transmitted infections.
Wristy: The act of jerking off a man, i.e. “She gave him a wristy in the bathroom at the party.”
Remember Sellotape, sometimes called 'sticky tape' or Durex tape.
In Australian English, diminutives are usually formed by taking the first part of a word, and adding an ending such as a, o, ie, or y.
Mr Bentley then told a joke about a man saying: “When I ask for a growler I don't want a pork pie”, the punchline being that a “growler” is Yorkshire slang for pork pie, but also a lewd term for female genitalia.
[Australian slang] get stoned or high on marijuana.
Daks: Australians call their trousers 'daks'.
Usage notes. Use of Durex as a generic term for adhesive tape has declined markedly in Australia in recent years as the brand is no longer sold there, and in fact the condom brand is widely available and marketed in that country (though Durex is still rare as a generic term for condoms in Australia).
Durex is a brand of condoms and personal lubricants owned by the British company Reckitt Benckiser. It was initially developed in London under the purview of the London Rubber Company and British Latex Products Ltd, where it was manufactured between 1932 and 1994.
A worldwide study by Durex condoms found Thai men to be the most unfaithful lovers in the world.
defecate: He went into the bushes to have a shag.
hottie (plural hotties) (slang, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) Synonym of hotshot. (slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person.
Australians are generally quite reserved when it comes to flirtation, so it's best to take things slow. 2. Don't assume that everyone is interested in you. It's important to be respectful and understand that not everyone wants to flirt with you.
Using two condoms can cause friction between them, weakening the material and increasing the chance that the condoms might break. No other method of birth control is as successful at protecting people against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as a condom.
In your tampon box/case (who would look in there!) In a side pocket of your backpack. Just be sure to keep sharp objects like pens and pencils away from them, and don't crush them under heavy books. Inside a sock, in your sock drawer.