ok people keep telling me a johnny in the UK is a rubber, my brothers name is johnny, not Jonathan, johnny, is it really a condom? that is kinda weird, i have to yell at my mom now for nameing him that
2007-08-17 10:14:49 · 26 answers · asked by Class of '08 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sorry but it is.
However it's quite uncommon and most people don't use that. Johnny is a nice name and if people snigger it says more about them than your mom so go easy.
Peace to you. You sound like a lovely family.
2007-08-17 10:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep a (rubber) johnny is a condom in the UK, but don't worry too much, it's not used that much as slang anymore
2007-08-17 18:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by The Darkened Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny is a popular slang term for the condom in the UK.
2007-08-17 17:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well your brother isn't called 'Rubber Johnny' which is the full name for what we call a condom.
When they were young, two brothers in my family were on a visit to their aunt, they where called Thomas, and John, the aunt was calling them in by shouting "John, Thomas, John Thomas,' A John Thomas is 'a mans tool' in England, but their aunt never realized.
Don't yell at your mum, people in England get called Johnny as well, it's a nice name.
The boys didn't yell at their mum for naming them John, and Thomas.
2007-08-17 17:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sprinkle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you're right. But a rubber for us is just an eraser - I spoke to an American colleague once and explained that in Australia our stationery department was so mean they gave us half a rubber at a time - you should have heard the stunned silence on the phone!
2007-08-17 17:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Older&Wiser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a johnny is a condom in the uk. but then again we call erasers rubbers so it all gets mixed up.
2007-08-17 17:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by englishteagirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hate to say it.... But yeah- Johnny is a Condom....
Like how in the US a Peter is a (repodutuive organ)
Sorry-For you and ur Brother!
2007-08-17 18:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by Dokken Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes unfortunately!! Here they're referred to as "Rubber Johnnys". Funny thing is that the main brand used is "Durex" which is the name of Australian sticking tape!
2007-08-17 17:21:55 · answer #8 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. I once made the mistake of asking an american girl who was working with me if I could root through her drawers for a rubber. In England that means search through the drawer in your desk for an eraser.
She didn't stop laughing for a week.
Another girl whose surname was Head had a brother called Richard and couldn't understand why we thought this hilarious.(Dick Head if you dont understand)
2007-08-17 17:28:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No wonder every musician in NY calls himself Johnny!
2007-08-18 08:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by SomeGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋