| 词组 | French letter |
| 释义 | French letter noun a condom UK, 1856 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 FRENCHYFRENCHIE |
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