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co⋅jo⋅nes

  [kaw-haw-nes; Eng. kuh-hoh-neys, -neez]
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–noun Spanish: Sometimes Vulgar.
1. (used with a plural verb) testicles.
2. courage.
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Main Entry:  cojones
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  courage
Etymology:  Spanish cojon 'testicle'
Usage:  slang
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cojones

  1. n.
    the testicles. (Spanish. Usually objectionable.) : He kicked that old cat right in the cojones and sent it flying.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cojones 
"courage," lit. "testicles," 1932, from Sp. cojon (cf. It. coglione) "testicle," from L. coleus, of unknown origin. First attested in Hemingway.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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