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CONDOMNATION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

A condemning of an individual or a group resulting from tasteless pushing of condom use on the public (advertisements, articles, promotions).

CONT

Benetton toys with shock value and condemnation.

OBS

This word was created by composition through the juxtaposition of the words "condom" and "condemnation". It could also be viewed as a slight lexical modification (change of "e" in condemnation to "o" as in condom) which was done for semantic and stylistic reasons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Sexology
  • Social Movements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Sexologie
  • Mouvements sociaux
CONT

Le préservatif reste le moyen le plus sûr d'éviter le sida faute de remède [...]. Des militants français de l'association Act Up ont souligné cette évidence en recouvrant d'un préservatif géant en nylon rose l'obélisque de la Concorde, à Paris [...]. La journée mondiale contre le sida a été marquée à Paris par la «condomnation» de l'obélisque de la Concorde, qui a été recouvert d'un préservatif géant en nylon rose.

Spanish

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