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Condom vs Mockery - What's the difference?

condom | mockery |

As nouns the difference between condom and mockery

is that condom is a flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of stds while mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

condom

English

(wikipedia condom)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.

    • Synonyms

    * dinger (Australian slang) * franger (Australian slang) * French letter (UK) * johnny (slang) * rubber (slang) * raincoat (slang) * protection (euphemism) * jimmy hat (slang) * See also

    Derived terms

    * condomize * condomless * condomlike * female condom

    See also

    * (wikipedia "condom")

    References

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    Anagrams

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    mockery

    English

    Noun

    (mockeries)
  • The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
  • Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
  • (obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
  • Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
    • The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.

    Usage notes

    * We often use make a mockery' of someone or something, meaning to ' mock them. See also

    Synonyms

    * See also