johnnys?

[missmooncat]

Does anyone know where the name johnny or rubber johnny came from meaning condoms? And who the hell is johnny??

[CLOWN TICKLE]

Guessing its something to do with John Thomas a phrase for a P****

[Quizmonster]

Click here for some rather inconclusive evidence.

[bitslimited]

Possibly from the use of "John" where you don't know someone's name (as in "Oi, John!"), a euphemism that avoids giving offence. "Johnny" (meaning condom) was in use at least as far back as the late 1950s.

[missmooncat]

thanks to you all-strange question I know,just heard someone say it on T.V other day,and ive not heard it for ages wondered where it came from.