Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

french safe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: french safe
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The druggist examined the ets and the cuis in it, and felt sure he knew just what the doctor wanted — proceeded to fill the order, and a French safe was nicely folded up and put in a suitable box labelled “use as directed” and handed to the young lady"
"Ashes, ashes. A used French safe / is blown across the city sidewalk."
"We had this daily tournament, to see who could snag, the most French safes with his stick. A French safe is a condom, don’t ask me where the name comes from."

Etymology

From French + safe. Compare earlier French letter. Attested from the mid 19th century.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

French safes (plural)

Questions

What does french safe mean?: A condom.
Where does french safe come from?: From French + safe. Compare earlier French letter. Attested from the mid 19th century.

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