durex/ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/EtymologyCondom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.nameA brand of condom.A brand of adhesive tape.nounA condom.“All I know is that you could, if you wanted to, find the answers to all sorts of difficult questions buried in that terrible war-torn interregnum between the first pubic hair and the first soiled Durex.”Adhesive tape.