FW: Antedatings for BBC List

[Michael Quinion]

Fred Shapiro wrote:

> Thanks to the beauty of electronic databases, I actually antedated this
> without having the slightest idea what it means.  Subsequently I found
> out it means "condom."  Ah, the British...

Now you know more about the background, please instruct me and other
Brits on this list. Is there really no equivalent American euphemism
like "something for the weekend"?

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Michael Quinion
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