Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The testicles.
- noun plural Boldness or courage.
- noun plural Presumptuousness; nerve.
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- noun slang
testicles - noun slang
balls ,bollocks ,courage ,machismo ,chutzpah
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That experience has caused me to cringe when I hear the word cojones used in American movies or television as a reference to testicles when the writer is trying to have the character talk dirty.
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The British judicial system scarcely has any 'cojones' -- after all, they let killers out in less than ten years and think that community service sentences are appropriate for career criminals.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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SBU The use of the word "cojones" - not wide-spread in Britain as it is in the U.S.
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I'm stuck in a country with a currency called cojones which sounds a lot like a dirty Spanish word that I think means "balls".
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Jan Brewer's controversial immigration law and remarked that President Obama lacked the "cojones" to deal with illegal immigration.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The soft, pink toys are being sold for $24.95 each ($21.95 a piece if you buy them in bulk!) and play Palin's "cojones" comment when squeezed.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The soft, pink toys are being sold for $24.95 each ($21.95 a piece if you buy them in bulk!) and play Palin's "cojones" comment when squeezed.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The soft, pink toys are being sold for $24.95 each ($21.95 a piece if you buy them in bulk!) and play Palin's "cojones" comment when squeezed.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post 2010
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Jan Brewer's controversial immigration law and remarked that President Obama lacked the "cojones" to deal with illegal immigration.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Jan Brewer's controversial immigration law and remarked that President Obama lacked the "cojones" to deal with illegal immigration.
Sarah's Talking 'Cojones': Palin Comment Gets Plush Toy Tribute (PHOTO) The Huffington Post 2010
fbharjo commented on the word cojones
I have been told there is a Mexican restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio called C O Jones. I wonder if they serve 'rocky mountain' oysters.
April 15, 2009