durex

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/
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/ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/ · /ˈdʊ.ɹɛks/

Definition of durex

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (British, US)A brand of condom.
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name

  1. (British, US)A brand of condom.
  2. (Australia)A brand of adhesive tape.

noun

  1. (British, countable)A condom.
    “All I know is that you could, if you wanted to, find the answers to all sorts of difficult questions buried in that terrible war-torn interregnum between the first pubic hair and the first soiled Durex.”
    “Pocket full of Durex, body full of Mandrex / Are we gonna have sex? Will you wear your knee socks?”
  2. (Australia, uncountable)Adhesive tape.

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Etymology

Condom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.

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