a French letter

(informal, old-fashioned)

a thin rubber covering that a man can wear on his penis during sex to stop a woman becoming pregnant or to protect him or his partner against infectious diseases In those days, French letters were the only form of contraceptive we had.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Osamu	o-sah-moo	Japanese
Meino	MIE-no (German, Dutch)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Sorley	SAWR-lee	Scottish, Irish
Nicoleta	-	Romanian
Ilyas	-	Arabic
Ghenadie	-	Romanian