Meanings
- UKUSA brand of condom.
- AustraliaA brand of adhesive tape.
plural Durexes
- UKcountableA condom.
Pocket full of Durex, body full of Mandrax / Are we gonna have sex? Will you wear your knee socks?
2006, “Rudebox”, in Rudebox, performed by Robbie Williams1 more example
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.
1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 17Synonyms: condom
- AustraliauncountableAdhesive tape.
Synonyms: adhesive tape, Scotch tape, sellotape, sticky tape, tape
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA condom.
nounAdhesive tape.
Origin
Condom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Durex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durex
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