英语词汇merry widow的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

merry widow. Late in the 19th century Merry Widow was a U.S. trade name for a brand of condoms. Within 30 years or so, however, merry widow had become a synonym for any kind of condom and remained so until the firm making Merry Widows went out of business in the 1940s. The product preceded Franz Lehár’s operetta of that title, which was first produced in 1905. Merry does figure in several British slang expressions, all obso- lete, including merry-legs, a harlot; merry-maker, the penis; merry bout, sexual intercourse; merry bit, a willing wench; and, merriest of all, a merry-arsed Christian, a whore.

词汇	merry widow
词源	merry widow. Late in the 19th century Merry Widow was a U.S. trade name for a brand of condoms. Within 30 years or so, however, merry widow had become a synonym for any kind of condom and remained so until the firm making Merry Widows went out of business in the 1940s. The product preceded Franz Lehár’s operetta of that title, which was first produced in 1905. Merry does figure in several British slang expressions, all obso- lete, including merry-legs, a harlot; merry-maker, the penis; merry bout, sexual intercourse; merry bit, a willing wench; and, merriest of all, a merry-arsed Christian, a whore.
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