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West African glossary of slang terms for condoms

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    COTE D'IVOIRE (terms used in the region of Noe on the border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana) - sock: Alpha Blondy, a popular Ivorian musician, stresses the importance of using a 'sock' - 'godasse': French slang for 'shoe'; from an expression common among truckers: "Condoms protect and so do shoes." - chocolate or candy: "because you shouldn't suck on a candy that's still wrapped"; "it's possible to have fun with or without chocolate" - pills - panther biscuits - shin-guard: among the military - underpants TOGO - 'godasse' - Tontonvi: from the name of the actor in the first televised AIDS prevention message - 'afogode': Mina word for 'sock' - travel pass - 'robavi': Mina word for 'little plastic' - pinch-and-roll: from the latest campaign by international NGO Population Services International on the proper use of condoms - 'preso': short for 'preservatif', the French word for 'condom' - godevi': Mina expression meaning 'little undergarment' - 'anevi': Ewe word for 'little packet' - 'dowonou': Mina word for 'work tool'; young people refer to sex as 'working' NIGER - 'hullar mazakuta': Hausa word for 'sex cap' SENEGAL - 'kawass': Wolof word for 'sock' - shin-guard - Protec: brand of condoms - 'mank': Wolof word for 'little ball'

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