Today, abusive and obscene words are increasingly heard from the lips of young people. Among them - "condom". At the same time, most people who operate with this word do not even know about its origin, or rather, its modification.
What are condoms for?
A condom is a popular male contraceptive that protects against certain diseases that are sexually transmitted from person to person. Outwardly, this is a kind of cover that prevents sperm from entering the vagina. Most condoms today are based on natural latex. Simply put, today's rubber products No. 2 are natural rubber of a special type that does not bring any harm to the human body.
The Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud was an ardent opponent of any methods that exclude an unplanned pregnancy. He spoke out especially sharply against condoms, because he believed that they markedly reduce orgasm.
What is condom?
It's still the same condom. The synonym "condom", applied to rubber product No. 2, is a colloquial word with an expressive connotation of a negative character. This word can be heard quite often in the vocabulary of modern people. In most cases, it is used by declassed elements of society: hooligans, street punks, prisoners, alcoholics. Sometimes a similar alternative name for a condom can be heard from the lips of well-educated and successful people. It is curious that many of them do not even know about its origin. It turns out something like: "I hear a ringing, but I don't know where he is."
Why did the condom become a condom?
The fact is that the inventor of this useful rubber product is officially Charles Condom. This is the English doctor who invented the first condom at the beginning of the 16th century. It is curious that he did it at the request of the then King of England Henry VIII Tudor. This invention was made from sheep intestines. It was the surname of the personal doctor of Henry VIII that served as the common name for the condom in English - condom. The Russian version of the name is a condom or product number 2.
The founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VIII, is known as a womanizer who actively used women. His bad temper brought him dubious fame. The king used women, changing them like gloves.
After some time, the word "condom" was distorted to the abusive "condom". In other words, a new - colloquial - version of its name has appeared. Time passed, and in the speech use of all the same declassed elements of society, the coarse name of the condom generally acquired a polysemantic connotation. Simply put, not only male contraceptives, but also unwanted people began to be called "condom".
