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    [Adjective]  | "pro*phy*lac*tic" | \ ˌprō-fə-ˈlak-tik \


    1: guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection

    2: tending to prevent or ward off : preventive

    Origin: 1574 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin prophylacticus, borrowed from Greek prophylaktikós, from prophylakt-, stem in nominal derivation of prophylássein "to keep guard before a place, be on guard, (middle voice) to be on one's guard against, take precautions against" + -ikos {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} {mat|prophylaxis|};

    [Noun]  | "prophylactic" 


    1: something prophylactic; especially : a device and especially a condom for preventing venereal infection or conception

    Origin: circa 1641 ;

     Borrowed from Late Latin prophylacticon "protective measure against disease," borrowed from Late Greek prophylaktikón, noun derivative from neuter of Greek prophylaktikós {see: |prophylactic:1|prophylactic:1};

    [Adjective]  | "prophylactic" 


    1: concerned with or serving to keep something from happening;


      * e.g., " ... the many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster "



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     [ "prophylactic" ]

    1: a condom, rubber, jimmy hat, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Gravitz put a propylactic on his large member before hittin it with her. 

     [ "prophylactic" ]

    1: an odd type of scientific slang. refers to condoms.

      * e.g.,  ... "can i get a prophylactic? ...a prophylactic? ahhhhh *whatever*" 

     [ "prophylactics" ]

    1: Used to prevent your cack from dropping off after banging sheisty bizzos.

      * e.g.,  ... I need to swing by the Walgreen's to swipe some of them prophylactics before I head over and drop the hammer on that crusty bitch Colleen's ass. 

     [ "prophylactize" ]

    1: Verb: the act of utilizing a device to prevent the spread of disease.

      * e.g.,  ... I prophylactized myself with a chastity belt. I prophylactized myself with a condom. 

     [ "Prophylactic reservation" ]

    1: A restaurant reservation made as a backup plan when dining with friends with questionable taste.

      * e.g.,  ... My friend Sam made dinner plans for us tonight, but I booked a prophylactic reservation at Nopa just in case he chose Denny's. 

     [ "Prophylactic Shock" ]

    1: When the use of a condom caused your penis to go limp because of their inhibiting and desensitizing nature.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo I was crushin this phat dime last week when all the sudden prophylactic shock set in. She told all her friends and now I can't even pay a girl to go out with me. 

     [ "Prophylactic Shock" ]

    1: The reaction on a parent finding Condoms or the Pill in their teenagers room for the first time.

      * e.g.,  ... My Mom found a half pack of condoms when she did my washing, Man ! she went into prophylactic shock. 

     [ "smartphone prophylactic" ]

    1: The numerous types of smartphone covers that protect the phone if it's dropped. smartphone, iphone, prophylactic, condom, Apple, Microsoft, Google, android, ios, pc, smartphone case

      * e.g.,  ... I'm lucky that I had an iphone case, my phone wasn't damaged after falling 20 feet down a hill. The case is a smartphone prophylactic, I only wish condoms protected that well. 

     [ "Prophylactic Shock" ]

    1: The sudden cessation of thought and action caused by surprise when it is discovered that a condom has broken

      * e.g.,  ... When I saw the broken condom, I went into Prophylactic Shock, at first my mind was blank and the a flood of anxiety about STDs & pregnancy took over. 

     [ "prophylactic rodent" ]

    1: a punk band from Altlanta, GA

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude... Let's go to the Prophylactic Rodent concert." 

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