Citations:boots

English citations of boots

Noun: "(Jamaican, slang, plurale tantum) a condom"

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• 1980 — Black Uhuru, "Abortion", Black Uhuru (re-released as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1983):

  I said throw away the boots, I want my little youth

• 1993 — Heather H. Royes, "Jamaican Men and Same-sex Activities: Implications for HIV/STD Prevention", AIDSCOM:

  Any sort of sexual penetration without "boots" or "riding bareback" (without condoms) can lead to infection.

• 2007 — Mark Titus, "Testing the waters - The Gleaner, teens went in search of condoms", Jamaica Gleaner, 5 November 2007:

  Shelly adds: "I never thought of it this way (to ensure that she protect herself), until now, because it is the natural thing for even my school friends to do. But even if I wanted to, my boyfriend doesn't like using it. He says that when you love your man and trust him, you don't have to fuss about 'boots'.