French safe

English Etymology From en French safe. Compare earlier en French letter. Attested from the mid 19th century. Noun en colloquial euphemistic A condom. en 1877 What a Latin prescription did Cincinnati Lancet & Observer 713 The druggist examined the ets and the cuis in it, and felt sure he knew just what the doctor wanted — proceeded to fill the order, and a French safe was nicely folded up and put in a suitable box labelled “use as directed” and handed to the young lady 20 https://books.google.com/books?id=lYssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA713 en 1982 David Helwig The Rain Falls Like Rain 183 Ashes, ashes. A used French safe / is blown across the city sidewalk. en 2002 Wes Pipe Memories of Mines 1 We had this daily tournament, to see who could snag, the most French safes with his stick. A French safe is a condom, don’t ask me where the name comes from. https://books.google.com/books?id=TIs2Is2DrlYC&pg=PA1 References French adj. and n 74478 September 2009