Meaning of French letter | Babel Free

Definitions

A condom.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated, euphemistic

Examples

“‘So you’re fifteen – and you know the function of a “French letter”? You are familiar with its use?’ ‘I know what it’s for, sir, yes.’”

““I suppose it’s too much to hope that you have a question about gonorrhea. Those questions are so much easier to answer.”[…] “I was going to ask about what you said earlier. That you’d... that you’d... not used a French letter in eighteen months.””

CEFR level