propho

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔ.fəʊ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔfəʊ

Noun

propho (countable and uncountable, plural prophos)

  1. (slang, 1910–1920) Prophylaxis from venereal disease.

References
  • Lighter, Jonathan (1972), “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech‎, volume 47, issue 1/2, page 89
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