fifi
n.— «Actually, in Juvie, they used to call it a Fifi and it was a rubber glove instead of a sock.» —“The road to hell is paved with…socks” by spawnsong in Montreal, Can. Make your sister think I love her May 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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