Durex

Dur·ex
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US, UK/ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/Australia/ˈdʊ.ɹɛks/

proper noun

A brand of condom.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKUSA brand of condom.
  2. AustraliaA brand of adhesive tape.
nounDurex (countable and uncountable, plural Durexes)

plural Durexes

  1. 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 Williams
    1 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 17

    Synonyms: condom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA condom.

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Origin

Condom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.

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APA

Durex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durex

MLA

“Durex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Durex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durex.

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