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Meaning of something for the weekend | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A condom.

euphemistic, uncountable

Examples

When they had finished your haircut and were moving towards the till, they would lean over, pull a display box from behind a row of hair potions on the shelf, finger the box which you then saw contained condomsnormally Durex in those daysand ask, “Something for the weekend, Sir?” – even if it was only Monday! The first few times this happened to me was around 1955 and after having just left school and started work, I was extremely naïve and hadn't a clue what the barber meant.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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