Meanings
plural frangers
- AustraliaNew ZealandslangA condom.
You have a point. But on the other hand, I didn't run off and tell mum with a six pack in one hand and an open franger packet in the other.
1999 November 4, Egan Blinkhorn, “Pirate Pay TV”, in aus.tv.pay (Usenet)3 more examples
Ranpaging^([sic]) Roy Slaven & HG Nelson who are comedians of the host broadcaster's Olympic graveyard shift have said that 48,000 of the frangers are for the personal use of the mayor of the Olympic village - 'Richo'. they claim the rest are for the Cuban team who when they have finished their events are going at it like rabbits.
2000 September 22, rhay10, “Sydney 2000 -Too sexy for some.....”, in rec.travel.australia+nz (Usenet)The barber would say while he was cutting a grown-up′s hair, ‘Do you need any home supplies, sir?’ which is the secret code for a packet of frangers.
2001, Bryce Courtenay, Four Fires, unnumbered pageGone are the terms we used in our youth the frenchies, frangers, rubbers, joes, french letters, gumboots, rubbers, johnnies, parachutes and plastic fantastics -- these days they're just condoms.
2002 February 7, Janine Burgess, “Armour against pleasure?”, in The Timaru HeraldSynonyms: condom, cum catcher, rubber
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA condom.
Origin
Unknown; perhaps an alteration of french letter.
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Cite this entry
franger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franger
“franger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “franger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franger.
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