English Explanatory Dictionary

external condom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condom worn over an erect penis, in contradistinction to one worn internally in the anus or vagina.

Word forms

external condom external condoms

Etymology

Retronym for condom, coined after the introduction of the internal condom or female condom to distinguish the type of barrier contraceptive worn over an erect penis from the type worn internally in the vagina or anus.

Synonyms

male condom condom
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